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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What meal are Meursault and Marie planning to eat when they hear commotion in Raymond's apartment?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Tea.

2. Who comes to the morgue and stays with Meursault throughout the night?
(a) No one.
(b) His mother's friends from the nursing home.
(c) His brother.
(d) His friend from home.

3. According to the novel, how do most people who have been accused of murder receive God?
(a) Most already have a deep belief in God.
(b) Most find God in an attempt to cling to something.
(c) Most refuse to believe that God loves them.
(d) Most deny that God exists.

4. What blinds Meursault before he shoots the Arab?
(a) The sun light off of a knife.
(b) The Arab stabbing him.
(c) The sun light off the water.
(d) A punch from behind.

5. What does Marie think of the lunch that Meursault cooks for her?
(a) She thinks that it is adequate.
(b) She thinks that it is wonderful.
(c) She thinks that it is terrible.
(d) She says she isn't hungry and doesn't eat it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women do while the men take a walk after lunch at the beach house?

2. What did the neighbors say when Meursault put his mother in the home?

3. Where does Meursault eat before traveling to the village where his mother's retirement home is located?

4. As the police leave Raymond's home, what do they tell Raymond to do?

5. After enduring many interrogations, how does Meursault feel about his surroundings?

(see the answer key)

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