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

2. Where does Meursault go on the night of the funeral?
(a) To his apartment.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the gravesite.

3. Of which of the following materials is the beach house made?
(a) Wood.
(b) Stone.
(c) Brick.
(d) Canvas.

4. How old does Meursault say that his mother was at the time of her death?
(a) 59.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) 43.
(d) 72.

5. On the Sunday that he, Raymond, and Marie go to the beach, how does Meursault feel in the morning?
(a) Not well.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the local magistrate question Meursault?

2. How does Meursault's attorney feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?

3. How does Meursault answer the question of why he hesitated before firing four more shots into the Arab's body?

4. What blinds Meursault before he shoots the Arab?

5. While Masson is helping Raymond attend to his injuries, what does Meursault do?

(see the answer key)

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