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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 Raymond and Meursault encounter the two Arabs, what results from them staring each other down with their weapons?
(a) All eventually turn and leave.
(b) Raymond shoots the Arab.
(c) The Arabs attack Raymond again.
(d) Meursault shoots the Arab.

2. How does imprisonment and interrogation change Meursault's belief in God?
(a) It makes him deny God whereas before he believed in him.
(b) It doesn't.
(c) It makes him turn to the God of his upbringing.
(d) It causes him to find God for the first time.

3. Who reads the witness list in the courtroom?
(a) Meursault's attorney.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) The guard.
(d) The first witness.

4. Where does Masson take Raymond for the treatment of his cuts on the beach?
(a) To the doctor's house.
(b) To the beach house.
(c) To Raymond's house.
(d) To the hospital in town.

5. How does Meursault feel about Marie's attempts to instill hope?
(a) They feel pathetic.
(b) They are torture to him.
(c) They are rude.
(d) They are comforting.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the trial progresses, what happens to Meursault's level of interest?

2. Who officially determines Meursault's fate?

3. What is Meursault looking for when he finds the Arab man lying near the water?

4. What size is the visiting room at the prison?

5. When does prison seem most harsh to Meursault?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what means does the prosecutor state that Meursault is an intelligent man?

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

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

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

6. When does the local magistrate first interview Meursault and in what is he most interested?

7. What is Meursault's mindset by the time Marie comes to visit him and why?

8. Describe Marie's visit to the prison.

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

10. What does Meursault notice as he is led into the courtroom?

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