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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Meursault do when he wakes up in the morning and Marie is gone?
(a) He begins sobbing.
(b) He lays in bed and tries to recapture her essence.
(c) He springs out of bed and begins a search for her.
(d) He is relieved and quietly creeps out unnoticed.

2. Why does Meursault turn down the job in Paris?
(a) He is content with his current position.
(b) He doesn't want to learn a new language.
(c) He doesn't want to leave Marie.
(d) He wants to be close to his mother's grave.

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

4. How does Meursault end up eating with an odd woman that he doesn't know?
(a) She seats herself at his table.
(b) He invites her to dinner after meeting her in the street.
(c) She is a friend of a friend.
(d) She is sent by Marie to watch him.

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

6. What does Meursault do on the way to visit his mother's village?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Write in a journal.
(c) Read the newspaper.
(d) Eat dinner.

7. What does Marie notice about Meursault's reaction to his mother's death?
(a) He is less friendly than normal.
(b) He doesn't show signs of grief.
(c) He seems almost happy that she is gone.
(d) He is terribly depressed.

8. Where does the funeral procession travel?
(a) To the train station.
(b) To a small plot on family land.
(c) To the private cemetery behind the nursing home.
(d) To the village cemetery.

9. Who asks Meursault to call the police when the commotion is going on in Raymond's apartment?
(a) Salamano.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Marie.
(d) Raymond's mistress.

10. Why is Raymond's hand bandaged when Meursault comes over for dinner?
(a) He got in a fight.
(b) He was attacked by a dog.
(c) He cut his hand with a knife.
(d) He accidently shot himself.

11. Which of the following items does Meursault borrow from a friend before traveling to his mother's funeral?
(a) Money.
(b) A watch.
(c) A black tie.
(d) A suit.

12. After his first week back at work after his mother's death, where does Meursault spend time with Marie?
(a) In the woods.
(b) At the movies.
(c) On the train.
(d) At the beach.

13. How does Meursault show grief the weekend following his mother's death?
(a) Through his interactions with friends.
(b) By avoiding people.
(c) By returning to her favorite places.
(d) He doesn't.

14. Where does Meursault live at the start of the novel?
(a) Algiers.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) London.
(d) Nigeria.

15. 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 stay with his mother's body.
(d) The offer to remove the coffin lid.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the day of the funeral, where does Meursault meet Marie?

2. Why does a job open up in Paris with Meursault's company?

3. How does Meursault interpret his employer's response to his mother's death?

4. What does Meursault do on the morning after his night with Marie?

5. What does Salamano have with him when Meursault sees him in front of his apartment?

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