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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. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?
(a) He doesn't want to go to work on Monday.
(b) He has lived through another Sunday.
(c) He decides it is almost time for the sun to set on himself.
(d) He will miss the weekend.

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

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

4. How do the other tenants respond to the commotion in Raymond's apartment?
(a) They come to see what is going on.
(b) They remain in their apartments.
(c) They leave the apartment complex.
(d) They offer to help him.

5. What does Marie notice about Meursault's reaction to his mother's death?
(a) He is less friendly than normal.
(b) He seems almost happy that she is gone.
(c) He is terribly depressed.
(d) He doesn't show signs of grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Meursault to be overwhelmed with the desire to kiss Marie?

2. What does Marie think of the lunch that Meursault cooks for her?

3. Where does Meursault live at the start of the novel?

4. Whose beach house do Raymond, Meursault, and Marie visit?

5. Who comes to the morgue and stays with Meursault throughout the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Raymond and Meursault's night after they go to the police station together?

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

3. When Raymond opens the door for the police, what does the policeman discover and who else is observing the situation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Marie and Meursault hear a raucous disturbance coming from Raymond's apartment, what does Marie asks Meursault to do? How does he respond and why?

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