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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Raymond's physical structure?
2. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?
3. How old does Meursault say that his mother was at the time of her death?
4. What does Meursault do after eating with the odd woman?
5. How do the other tenants respond to the commotion in Raymond's apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. On what piece of clothing of Meursault's does Marie comment and what does this item represent?
2. 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?
3. Where does the caretaker of the nursing home take Meursault after his arrival and what does the caretaker offer to do in this place that Meursault refuses?
4. What are Salamano's thoughts on Meursault sending his mother to the home?
5. What accommodations does Meursault ask his employer to make when he finds out his mother has died and how does the employer react?
6. Why does Raymond invite Meursault to the police station with him and how does Meursault respond
7. Describe Meursault's dinner at Celeste's when Marie cannot meet him for dinner?
8. Who is Perez and what does he do during the funeral procession?
9. Where does Meursault stay during his night in the village where his mother had lived and who stays with him?
10. Who is Salamano and how do his neighbors respond to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the role of religion or religious belief in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay considering the role that punishment plays in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Meursault travels to his mother's funeral at the beginning of the novel. After that, most of his movement is confined to a small area, especially in prison. Write an essay explaining how movement and lack of movement influence the character and plot development.
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