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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 Meursault finds the Arab man next to the water, how does the Arab react?
(a) He pulls out a gun.
(b) He pulls out a knife.
(c) He yells for help.
(d) He continues to sleep.

2. While Masson is helping Raymond attend to his injuries, what does Meursault do?
(a) Stays with Raymond.
(b) Calls Raymond's mother.
(c) Goes back to his apartment.
(d) Returns to tell the women what happened.

3. What is Meursault looking for when he finds the Arab man lying near the water?
(a) The beach house.
(b) A stream.
(c) A sand castle.
(d) A place to sleep.

4. What does the attorney find when he interviews people about Meursault's background?
(a) Many people comment on Meursault's callous behavior.
(b) Many people want Meursault dead.
(c) Many people think Meursault is sensitive.
(d) Many people would like Meursault to go to prison.

5. On the day of his trial, where is Meursault taken in handcuffs?
(a) To the courthouse.
(b) Throught the streets.
(c) To the dungeon.
(d) To an undisclosed location.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Marie and Meursault physically situated when she comes to visit him in prison?

2. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?

3. Who reads the witness list in the courtroom?

4. When does the local magistrate question Meursault?

5. How does Meursault answer the question of why he hesitated before firing four more shots into the Arab's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose testimony is last and how does this testimony go?

2. What do Meursault, Marie, and Raymond spend the morning doing after arriving at the beach house?

3. Who does Meursault's attorney talk to and what does he find when he investigates Meursault's background?

4. Describe Marie's visit to the prison.

5. As Meursault, Marie, and Raymond travel to the bus stop, who do they see and what comes of the encounter?

6. Describe the events surrounding Meursault's killing of the Arab.

7. What are the jury's findings in the case and what is the sentence?

8. What question does the magistrate ask Meursault in which he is not satisfied with the response?

9. Describe the physical attributes of the visiting room at the prison.

10. Whose testimony seems the most damaging and why?

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