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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Meursault's employer chastise him?
(a) Inconsistent support of the company.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Being distracted.
(d) Lack of ambition.

2. What does Raymond do with the letter to his mistress?
(a) He saves it for future use.
(b) He throws it in the water.
(c) He sends it to his mistress.
(d) He burns it.

3. How did Meursault know Marie?
(a) She was a co-worker.
(b) She was a family friend.
(c) She was his mother's sister.
(d) She was his neighbor.

4. How does Meursault respond to Salamano's news about the dog when he returns home from having dinner with the odd woman?
(a) He invites him to his apartment.
(b) He tells him to go away.
(c) He is very interested.
(d) He is extremely empathetic.

5. After his first week back at work after his mother's death, where does Meursault spend time with Marie?
(a) On the train.
(b) At the beach.
(c) In the woods.
(d) At the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offer does Meursault receive and refuse when at the morgue?

2. How does the policeman respond to Raymond's verbal abuse when the police come to his home?

3. What is the weather like for the funeral procession?

4. How does Meursault show grief the weekend following his mother's death?

5. Who meets Meursault when he arrives for his mother's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Meursault's preparations before boarding the bus to his mother's funeral.

2. How does Meursault spend the afternoon of the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

3. While Meursault considers the boiled potatoes he will have for dinner, who invites him for dinner and what is this person's appearance?

4. Who is Perez and what does he do during the funeral procession?

5. Where does Meursault go after the funeral and what does he plan to do there?

6. Who is Salamano and how do his neighbors respond to him?

7. Describe the conversation that Raymond and Meursault have with Salamano about his missing dog.

8. Describe the conversation that Meursault and Marie have about the job offer.

9. Why does Meursault's employer chastise Meursault?

10. Describe Meursault's dinner at Celeste's when Marie cannot meet him for dinner?

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