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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Salamano say in his testimony?
(a) That Meursault was a stoic individual.
(b) That Meursault had very few friends.
(c) That Meursault was kind during the disappearance of his dog.
(d) That Meursault was an odd soul who lived in the apartments.

2. When Raymond and Meursault encounter the two Arabs, what results from them staring each other down with their weapons?
(a) The Arabs attack Raymond again.
(b) Meursault shoots the Arab.
(c) Raymond shoots the Arab.
(d) All eventually turn and leave.

3. How does Meursault feel when he thinks the thoughts of a free man?
(a) Grief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Hope.
(d) Joy.

4. How do the people in the courtroom feel about what Meursault says in his own defense?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Incredulous.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Excited.

5. How can the lights in the visiting room of the prison be described?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Dim.
(c) Flickering.
(d) Bright.

6. How are Marie and Meursault physically situated when she comes to visit him in prison?
(a) They are separated by a divider.
(b) She sits in his lap.
(c) They sit close to each other, embracing.
(d) They purposely sit apart from each other.

7. After asking Meursault to confirm his identity, what question does the Magistrate ask him?
(a) Why he is in prison.
(b) Why he wrote the letter for Raymond.
(c) Why he sent his mother to the nursing home.
(d) Why he killed the Arab.

8. According to the novel, how do most people who have been accused of murder receive God?
(a) Most refuse to believe that God loves them.
(b) Most deny that God exists.
(c) Most find God in an attempt to cling to something.
(d) Most already have a deep belief in God.

9. How does Meursault answer the question of why he hesitated before firing four more shots into the Arab's body?
(a) By withholding certain information.
(b) With a detailed response.
(c) By telling a complete lie.
(d) With an honest answer.

10. How does imprisonment and interrogation change Meursault's belief in God?
(a) It makes him turn to the God of his upbringing.
(b) It makes him deny God whereas before he believed in him.
(c) It doesn't.
(d) It causes him to find God for the first time.

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

12. The injuries that Raymond receives from the knife fight can be described by which of the following words?
(a) Life threatening.
(b) Serious.
(c) Superficial.
(d) Disfiguring.

13. Where does Masson take Raymond for the treatment of his cuts on the beach?
(a) To the doctor's house.
(b) To the beach house.
(c) To the hospital in town.
(d) To Raymond's house.

14. When Raymond and Meursault return to the beach after Raymond is injured, what does Raymond ask Meursault if he should do?
(a) Sleep with Mason's wife.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Shoot the Arabs.
(d) Move to England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is led back into the courtroom, what does Meursault notice?

2. Why does Meursault feel sleepy and dizzy walking after lunch at the beach house?

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

4. Who officially determines Meursault's fate?

5. How do the authorities feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?

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