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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of information is the magistrate most interested?
(a) The Arab's personal life.
(b) The details of the crime.
(c) Meursault's friends.
(d) Meursault's personal life.

2. In the interrogation room, which of the following does Meursault notice?
(a) Insects.
(b) Smells.
(c) The grime.
(d) The pretty policewoman.

3. What does the attorney find when he interviews people about Meursault's background?
(a) Many people would like Meursault to go to prison.
(b) Many people comment on Meursault's callous behavior.
(c) Many people think Meursault is sensitive.
(d) Many people want Meursault dead.

4. On the day of his trial, where is Meursault taken in handcuffs?
(a) To the courthouse.
(b) Throught the streets.
(c) To the dungeon.
(d) To an undisclosed location.

5. When Meursault and Raymond return to the cottage, why does Meursault not come up the steps?
(a) He doesn't want to see Marie.
(b) He is overcome with heat exhaustion.
(c) He wants to go for a swim.
(d) He is looking for someone to fight.

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

7. Where is Meursault while his fate is being decided in the courtroom?
(a) Outside the room.
(b) Behind the judge.
(c) In the benches.
(d) On the stand.

8. How many times does Meursault shoot the Arab?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

10. When Raymond testifies, for what is he criticized?
(a) His love of the beach.
(b) His indecent lifestyle.
(c) His friendship with Meursault.
(d) His lies on the stand.

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

12. How does the magistrate feel about Meursault's answer to the question of why he hesitated before firing four more shots into the Arab's body?
(a) He thinks Meursault said too much.
(b) He understands.
(c) He is not satisfied.
(d) He is relieved.

13. When does the local magistrate question Meursault?
(a) The day before the trial.
(b) The day of the interrogation.
(c) The day after his attorney arrives.
(d) The day after the chaplain visits.

14. When he is led back into the courtroom, what does Meursault notice?
(a) The prosecution.
(b) His friends.
(c) The jury.
(d) The press.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides cigarettes, what does Meursault miss while he is in prison?

2. After asking Meursault to confirm his identity, what question does the Magistrate ask him?

3. According to the novel, how do most people who have been accused of murder receive God?

4. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?

5. When Meursault enters the courtroom, what is he overcome by?

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