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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like for the funeral procession?
(a) Pouring rain.
(b) Calm and breezy.
(c) Intensely hot.
(d) Freezing cold.

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

3. Why is Meursault relieved about the Monday after his mother's funeral?
(a) Because he won't have to do much at work.
(b) Because he will get to see his friends.
(c) Because Monday was his mother's favorite day.
(d) Because he can resume work.

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

5. As a gesture of their new friendship what does Raymond offer to Meursault?
(a) Sympathy for his mother's death.
(b) A pen.
(c) Flowers from his garden.
(d) An open invitation for dinner.

6. Why doesn't Salamano want to check the pound for his dog?
(a) He thinks that the pound is creepy.
(b) He is afraid the dog is hurt.
(c) He would have to pay a fee to get it back.
(d) He will be upset if the dog is not there.

7. How do the other tenants respond to the commotion in Raymond's apartment?
(a) They come to see what is going on.
(b) They remain in their apartments.
(c) They leave the apartment complex.
(d) They offer to help him.

8. On the Sunday following Meursault's mother's death, where does he spend the afternoon?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In his apartment.
(c) At the cafe.
(d) In the funeral home.

9. As Salamano looks for his dog, what does Raymond suggest?
(a) The dog was probably stolen.
(b) Most dogs return to their owners.
(c) Dogs run away when they are hungry.
(d) The dog went off to die.

10. Who falls back and takes short cuts during the funeral procession?
(a) Perez.
(b) The ladies from the home.
(c) The Caretaker.
(d) Meursault.

11. How does Marie feel about the job Meursault was offered in Paris?
(a) She is glad he turned it down.
(b) She thinks the employer is trying to get rid of him.
(c) It upsets her.
(d) It intrigues her.

12. What does Meursault do on the morning after his night with Marie?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Drink scotch.
(c) Search for Marie.
(d) Walk around town.

13. What is Raymond's physical structure?
(a) Tall and gangly.
(b) Short and sturdy.
(c) Wide and unathletic.
(d) Small and weak.

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

15. What comment does Meursault make to Marie about the people in Paris?
(a) They sleep too much.
(b) They are mean.
(c) They drink too much.
(d) They are too pale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marie react to the news that Meursault's mother has died only one day before she spends the day with Meursault?

2. How does Perez respond to the grief and exhaustion of the funeral procession?

3. When Meursault returns home after dinner with the odd woman, what news does Salamano give him about the dog?

4. The day after Meursault and Marie spend the night together, when does Meursault try to contact her?

5. What does Raymond say regarding Meursault's mother's death?

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