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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. 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 is extremely empathetic.
(c) He is very interested.
(d) He tells him to go away.

2. Which of the following phrases describes Meursault's behavior at his mother's funeral?
(a) Obviously anxious.
(b) Marked by anger.
(c) Full of visible grief.
(d) Displaying little emotion.

3. Which of the following does Meursault NOT notice during his reflections the weekend after his mother's funeral?
(a) The sky's colors.
(b) The scent of Marie on his pillow.
(c) The noise of children fighting.
(d) The feel of water on his skin.

4. How does Meursault view Raymond's desire to be his friend?
(a) As odd.
(b) As kind.
(c) As fake.
(d) As unrealistic.

5. Why does a job open up in Paris with Meursault's company?
(a) They are opening a new branch.
(b) They need a specialist.
(c) They are expanding.
(d) The branch manager left.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the proposal between Marie and Meursault occur?

2. When Meursault returns home after dinner with the odd woman, what news does Salamano give him about the dog?

3. Before Raymond invites Meursault over for dinner, what is Meursault thinking about eating?

4. Immediately after lunch on his first day back to work, where does Meursault go?

5. What does Meursault do when he wakes up in the morning and Marie is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Meursault meet Marie on the day after his mother's funeral and what do they spend the day doing?

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

3. Describe Meursault's musings at the sun sets on the Sunday after his mother's funeral.

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

5. On what piece of clothing of Meursault's does Marie comment and what does this item represent?

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

7. Why does Raymond invite Meursault to the police station with him and how does Meursault respond

8. When his employer calls him into the office, where does he offer him a job and how does Meursault feel about the offer?

9. Describe the purpose of the letter that Meursault agrees to write for Raymond.

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

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