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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. What blinds Meursault before he shoots the Arab?
(a) A punch from behind.
(b) The Arab stabbing him.
(c) The sun light off the water.
(d) The sun light off of a knife.

2. When does prison seem most harsh to Meursault?
(a) In the evening.
(b) At night.
(c) During the afternoon.
(d) In the morning.

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

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

5. When Meursault tells the guard about the things that he misses, what does the guard say?
(a) That it is a normal reaction.
(b) That Meursault is mentally ill.
(c) That it is an odd reaction.
(d) That Meursault should already be dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the magistrate feel about Meursault's answer to the question of why he hesitated before firing four more shots into the Arab's body?

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

3. What does the prosecutor say about Meursault's intelligence?

4. What does Meursault say when the magistrate asks if he has anything to say in his own defense?

5. Which of the following is true about how Meursault has handled prison conditions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Meursault miss in prison and what does the guard have to say about this?

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

4. Describe Meursault's realization about punishment.

5. What do Raymond, Masson, and Meursault do immediately after the knife fight on the beach?

6. When Meursault's attorney first arrives, what does he notice about Meursault and how does this affect him?

7. Describe the fight that Raymond and the others have with the Arabs at the beach.

8. Describe what Meursault notices as he is placed in the interrogation room for the first time?

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

10. As the trial progresses, how does Meursault handle the trial and why?

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