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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What blinds Meursault before he shoots the Arab?
(a) A punch from behind.
(b) The sun light off the water.
(c) The sun light off of a knife.
(d) The Arab stabbing him.

2. While Raymond, Meursault, and Masson are walking, who slashes Raymond on his arms and lips with a knife?
(a) Masson.
(b) Meursault.
(c) The Arab that has been stalking him.
(d) A man he does not recognize.

3. What is Meursault's view from his cell?
(a) A dark wall with water dripping down it.
(b) The mountains and darkness.
(c) The water and the changing shades of sunlight.
(d) A small glimpse of the dirt outside the window.

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

5. What does the prosecutor say about Meursault's intelligence?
(a) He says that he is too brilliant.
(b) He says he is an intelligent man.
(c) He says that he is very slow.
(d) He says that he is not smart.

6. Which of the following is true about how Meursault has handled prison conditions?
(a) He has adapted.
(b) He has grown accustomed to the dark.
(c) He has remained stubborn.
(d) He has lost himself.

7. What mindset does Meursault resign himself to in prison?
(a) That of a guard.
(b) That of a prisoner.
(c) That of a believer.
(d) That of a free man.

8. On the day of his trial, where does Meursault wait for his trial to begin?
(a) In his cell.
(b) In a holding room.
(c) In the back of the courtroom.
(d) In an alley way.

9. Who reads the witness list in the courtroom?
(a) Meursault's attorney.
(b) The first witness.
(c) The guard.
(d) The magistrate.

10. Who officially determines Meursault's fate?
(a) The witnesses.
(b) The jury.
(c) The attorneys.
(d) The magistrate.

11. As Meursault watches Marie converse with Masson's wife, what does he think about?
(a) Running off to Paris.
(b) The stark reality of marriage.
(c) Killing Marie.
(d) How lucky he is to have Marie.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Raymond and Meursault encounter the two Arabs, what results from them staring each other down with their weapons?

2. Why doesn't Meursault understand why he can't have cigarettes?

3. What size is the visiting room at the prison?

4. What method of transportation do Meursault, Raymond, and Marie take to the beach house?

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

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