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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Meursault react to his friends in the courtroom?
(a) He waves at them.
(b) He doesn't notice them.
(c) He doesn't acknowledge them.
(d) He hugs each of them.

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

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

6. Of what implications of his actions does Meursault seem most aware?
(a) He doesn't seem aware of implications.
(b) He seems aware that he will not marry Marie.
(c) He seems aware that he will be found guilty.
(d) He seems aware that he will feel guilt.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 already have a deep belief in God.
(d) Most refuse to believe that God loves them.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the local magistrate question Meursault?

3. What does Meursault observe about the physical surroundings of the interrogation room?

4. What is Meursault's sentence?

5. When Meursault tells the guard about the things that he misses, what does the guard say?

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