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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets Meursault when he arrives for his mother's funeral?
(a) The village doctor.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle's two children.
(d) The caretaker of the nursing home.

2. On the first day that Meursault returns to work, where does he eat lunch?
(a) At his apartment.
(b) As a friend's house.
(c) At Celeste's.
(d) At the pub.

3. What did the neighbors say when Meursault put his mother in the home?
(a) They said that he was a perfect son.
(b) They said he should have chosen a closer home.
(c) They said disparaging things about him.
(d) They said it was about time.

4. How does Perez respond to the grief and exhaustion of the funeral procession?
(a) He excuses himself from the funeral.
(b) He remains stoic.
(c) He faints.
(d) He sobs wildly.

5. What offer does Meursault receive and refuse when at the morgue?
(a) The offer to remove the coffin lid.
(b) The offer to stay with his mother's body.
(c) The offer to bury his mother in England.
(d) The offer to sell him a nicer coffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Raymond opens his door during the commotion, what is obvious?

2. How does Meursault show grief the weekend following his mother's death?

3. Who is Perez?

4. Which of the following phrases describes Meursault's behavior at his mother's funeral?

5. Whose beach house do Raymond, Meursault, and Marie visit?

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