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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. How does Meursault respond to Salamano's news about the dog when he returns home from having dinner with the odd woman?
(a) He is extremely empathetic.
(b) He tells him to go away.
(c) He invites him to his apartment.
(d) He is very interested.

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

3. When Raymond opens his door during the commotion, what is obvious?
(a) That much of the furniture has been damaged.
(b) That he and his mistress were physically fighting.
(c) That his mistress and him were having a nonviolent disagreement.
(d) That there was a robbery.

4. Where do Meursault and Marie spend the night after their day together?
(a) In the park.
(b) At his apartment.
(c) At her house.
(d) At the beach.

5. What does Meursault see people doing as he sits by the window during the Sunday after his mother's funeral?
(a) Swimming in the tides.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Taking strolls and meeting friends at the cafe.
(d) Chasing their dogs and yelling at their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Meursault's employer chastise him?

2. What name does Raymond's mistress call him?

3. Where does Meursault live at the start of the novel?

4. How does Raymond feel that his mistress is treating him?

5. What comment does Meursault make to Marie about the people in Paris?

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