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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 Meursault's feelings about his and Marie's upcoming marriage?
2. What does Meursault do when he wakes up in the morning and Marie is gone?
3. When Raymond opens his door during the commotion, what is obvious?
4. How did Meursault know Marie?
5. Why does a job open up in Paris with Meursault's company?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. While Meursault considers the boiled potatoes he will have for dinner, who invites him for dinner and what is this person's appearance?
3. Describe the conversation that Raymond and Meursault have with Salamano about his missing dog.
4. Describe Meursault's preparations before boarding the bus to his mother's funeral.
5. Describe Raymond and Meursault's night after they go to the police station together?
6. After spending the night together the weekend after Meursault's first week back at work, what do Meursault and Marie talk about and what is his response?
7. When Raymond opens the door for the police, what does the policeman discover and who else is observing the situation?
8. Why does Meursault's employer chastise Meursault?
9. Describe Meursault's musings at the sun sets on the Sunday after his mother's funeral.
10. Describe the conversation that Meursault and Marie have about the job offer.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay considering the role that punishment plays in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Consider the points made about the justice system in the novel. Write an essay evaluating the critiques of the justice system in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you examine the juxtaposition of life and death in the novel. How are these two themes used? Do the discussion of these themes produce similar or different results?
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