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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Meursault perceive being deprived of things after several months in prison?
(a) As a reward.
(b) As necessary.
(c) As a punishment.
(d) As normal.

2. While Masson is helping Raymond attend to his injuries, what does Meursault do?
(a) Returns to tell the women what happened.
(b) Stays with Raymond.
(c) Goes back to his apartment.
(d) Calls Raymond's mother.

3. What has Meursault's attorney told him about the trial?
(a) It will be canceled.
(b) It should be relatively brief.
(c) It is expected to be record breaking.
(d) It will take several weeks.

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

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

6. Prior to the trial, how does Meursault perceive the case against him?
(a) Intricate.
(b) Not complicated.
(c) Unfounded.
(d) Necessary.

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

8. How many times does Meursault shoot the Arab?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(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 had very few friends.
(c) That Meursault was kind during the disappearance of his dog.
(d) That Meursault was a stoic individual.

10. When does prison seem most harsh to Meursault?
(a) At night.
(b) In the evening.
(c) In the morning.
(d) During the afternoon.

11. When Meursault enters the courtroom, what is he overcome by?
(a) The show of support by his friends.
(b) The sun shining through the blinds.
(c) The cold temperature and darkness.
(d) People shouting for his beheading.

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

13. What does Perez testify about in court?
(a) That Meursault did not cry at his mother's funeral.
(b) That Meursault was comforting to him.
(c) That Meursault's mother beat him.
(d) That Meursault killed the Arab.

14. With whom does Meursault share a cell?
(a) No one.
(b) A thief.
(c) Raymond.
(d) Another murderer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What distracts Meursault when Marie comes to visit him in prison?

2. Who reads the witness list in the courtroom?

3. When Meursault and Raymond return to the cottage, why does Meursault not come up the steps?

4. Of which of the following materials is the beach house made?

5. What is Meursault's sentence?

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