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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Meursault returns to work, how does his employer respond?
(a) With apathy.
(b) With overwhelming accomodations.
(c) With concerned questions.
(d) With flowers.

3. How does Raymond feel that his mistress is treating him?
(a) He feels she is unfaithful.
(b) He feels she is loving.
(c) He feels she is grateful.
(d) He feels she is abusive.

4. In reaction to news that his mother has died, how many days does Meursault ask off from his job?
(a) 2.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. 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.

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

7. Why does Meursault refuse to call the police when the commotion is going on in Raymond's apartment?
(a) Because Raymond is his friend.
(b) Because Marie is a fugitive.
(c) Because Meursault does not like policemen.
(d) Because Meursault has warrants out for him.

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

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

10. Which of the following phrases describes Meursault's behavior at his mother's funeral?
(a) Full of visible grief.
(b) Marked by anger.
(c) Displaying little emotion.
(d) Obviously anxious.

11. What does Salamano have with him when Meursault sees him in front of his apartment?
(a) Flowers.
(b) His mangy dog.
(c) A package from the post office.
(d) A pistol.

12. Which of the following does Meursault NOT notice during his reflections the weekend after his mother's funeral?
(a) The noise of children fighting.
(b) The feel of water on his skin.
(c) The scent of Marie on his pillow.
(d) The sky's colors.

13. The day that Meursault and Marie become engaged, where does Meursault eat dinner?
(a) Raymond's.
(b) Marie's
(c) Marie's parents'.
(d) Celeste's.

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

15. How do the people in the neighborhood typically respond to Salamano?
(a) They feel bad for him.
(b) They invite him into their homes.
(c) They think of him as a source of entertainment.
(d) They are afraid of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Perez?

2. Where does Meursault live at the start of the novel?

3. What does Meursault see people doing as he sits by the window during the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

4. Why is Raymond tense before going to the beach house?

5. After his first week back at work after his mother's death, where does Meursault spend time with Marie?

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