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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. On the day of his trial, where does Meursault wait for his trial to begin?
(a) In an alley way.
(b) In a holding room.
(c) In the back of the courtroom.
(d) In his cell.

2. What does Meursault observe about the physical surroundings of the interrogation room?
(a) They are similar to those from his normal life.
(b) They are abrasive.
(c) They are comforting.
(d) They are different than those of his normal life.

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

4. What size is the visiting room at the prison?
(a) Small.
(b) Large.
(c) Extremely tiny.
(d) Medium.

5. How does Meursault express his regret?
(a) Through the fear of death.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) Through apologetic testimony.
(d) Through silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what implications of his actions does Meursault seem most aware?

2. What distracts Meursault when Marie comes to visit him in prison?

3. Where is Meursault while his fate is being decided in the courtroom?

4. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?

5. How do the authorities feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can Meursault see outside his prison cell?

2. How do Meursault's feelings about God and repentance compare to other people in his situation?

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

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

5. How does Meursault respond to the magistrate's question about whether he has anything to say in his own defense and how does the jury interpret his response?

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

7. Whose testimony seems the most damaging and why?

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

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

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

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