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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As the trial progresses, what happens to Meursault's level of interest?
(a) He becomes only interested in his fate.
(b) He maintains the same level of interest.
(c) He becomes more interested.
(d) He becomes less interested.

4. How do the authorities feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?
(a) They are astonished.
(b) They expected it.
(c) They find it normal.
(d) They think he is a demon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Which of the following is true about most of the statements by the prosecutor in court?
(a) They ignore Meursault's mental state.
(b) They are compassionate.
(c) They focus on the facts of the case.
(d) They are irrational.

15. What does Meursault observe about the physical surroundings of the interrogation room?
(a) They are abrasive.
(b) They are comforting.
(c) They are different than those of his normal life.
(d) They are similar to those from his normal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does prison seem most harsh to Meursault?

2. How does Meursault answer the question of why he hesitated before firing four more shots into the Arab's body?

3. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?

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

5. Of what implications of his actions does Meursault seem most aware?

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