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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. Before Raymond invites Meursault over for dinner, what is Meursault thinking about eating?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Boiled potatoes.
(c) Steak.
(d) Pot pie.

2. Why is Meursault relieved about the Monday after his mother's funeral?
(a) Because he will get to see his friends.
(b) Because he can resume work.
(c) Because he won't have to do much at work.
(d) Because Monday was his mother's favorite day.

3. As Salamano looks for his dog, what does Raymond suggest?
(a) Most dogs return to their owners.
(b) The dog was probably stolen.
(c) Dogs run away when they are hungry.
(d) The dog went off to die.

4. Where does the funeral procession travel?
(a) To a small plot on family land.
(b) To the train station.
(c) To the village cemetery.
(d) To the private cemetery behind the nursing home.

5. What does Meursault do on the morning after his night with Marie?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Search for Marie.
(c) Walk around town.
(d) Drink scotch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raymond suggest that he and the person who accompanied him do after they return back from the police station?

2. How does Marie feel about the job Meursault was offered in Paris?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Meursault interpret the questions from his employer when he returns to work and why?

2. How does Meursault's acknowledgment that his mother's funeral was the day before affect Marie and what observations does she make regarding his treatment of his mother's death?

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

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

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

6. What are Salamano's thoughts on Meursault sending his mother to the home?

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 conversation that Meursault and Marie have about the job offer.

10. Where does the caretaker of the nursing home take Meursault after his arrival and what does the caretaker offer to do in this place that Meursault refuses?

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