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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) The sun light off of a knife.
(b) A punch from behind.
(c) The Arab stabbing him.
(d) The sun light off the water.

2. What do the women do while the men take a walk after lunch at the beach house?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Clean the dishes.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Sit and drink wine.

3. What distracts Meursault when Marie comes to visit him in prison?
(a) His upcoming death.
(b) The noise.
(c) His unshavenness.
(d) Her beauty.

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

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

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

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

8. After enduring many interrogations, how does Meursault feel about his surroundings?
(a) He misses Marie.
(b) He feels as if he is part of a family.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He longs to escape them.

9. During the magistrate's questioning, what does Meursault remember about the day of the murder?
(a) Waking up covered in blood.
(b) Shooting the Arab.
(c) The hot sun on his back.
(d) Being blinded.

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

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

12. Why doesn't Meursault understand why he can't have cigarettes?
(a) Because they are a need.
(b) Because he is crazy.
(c) Because he doesn't understand his punishment.
(d) Because they don't hurt anyone else.

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) Compassionate.
(d) Excited.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who officially determines Meursault's fate?

2. What does the prosecutor say about Meursault's intelligence?

3. How are Marie and Meursault physically situated when she comes to visit him in prison?

4. On the day of his trial, where is Meursault taken in handcuffs?

5. What element of nature has played a role in all the negative episodes of Meursault's life?

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