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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raymond plan on doing when his mistress returns?
(a) Allowing her to stay but cutting her off financially.
(b) Welcoming her back in.
(c) Insulting her and kicking her out.
(d) Setting down clear rules.

2. What does Raymond say regarding Meursault's mother's death?
(a) It was bound to happen one day.
(b) It should prevent Meursault from going to work.
(c) It is an excuse for Meursault to become a criminal.
(d) It is a sad occasion which Meursault should never forget.

3. What name does Raymond's mistress call him?
(a) A dog.
(b) An abuser.
(c) A cheater.
(d) A pimp.

4. How does Meursault regard interruptions to his work schedule?
(a) As unwelcome.
(b) As necessary to his mental health.
(c) As a nice break.
(d) As pleasant but unnecessary.

5. Who writes a letter to Raymond's mistress begging her to return?
(a) Meursault.
(b) His mistress's brother.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Raymond's brother.

6. What does Meursault hear through his walls after talking to Salamano about the missing dog?
(a) Salamano's cries.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) Salamano arguing with someone.
(d) The dog barking.

7. After the day of the funeral, where does Meursault meet Marie?
(a) The levee.
(b) The beach.
(c) The church.
(d) The cafe.

8. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?
(a) He doesn't want to go to work on Monday.
(b) He has lived through another Sunday.
(c) He decides it is almost time for the sun to set on himself.
(d) He will miss the weekend.

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

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

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

12. Why is Raymond tense before going to the beach house?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) He is beginning to get sick.
(c) Some Arabs are following them.
(d) He does not like the ocean.

13. When Marie asks Meursault whether he loves her the first time, how does he respond?
(a) He lies and says that he does not.
(b) He admits that he does not.
(c) He admits that he does.
(d) He lies and says that he does.

14. When Meursault returns home after dinner with the odd woman, what news does Salamano give him about the dog?
(a) The dog has not returned.
(b) The dog is sick.
(c) The dog is back home.
(d) The dog is in the pound.

15. Why does a job open up in Paris with Meursault's company?
(a) They are expanding.
(b) They need a specialist.
(c) The branch manager left.
(d) They are opening a new branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raymond suggest that he and the person who accompanied him do after they return back from the police station?

2. What is the weather like for the funeral procession?

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

4. Why doesn't Salamano want to check the pound for his dog?

5. What does Marie think of the lunch that Meursault cooks for her?

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