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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 does Raymond do with the letter to his mistress?

2. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?

3. On the first day that Meursault returns to work, who does he meet for lunch?

4. Which of the following does Meursault NOT notice during his reflections the weekend after his mother's funeral?

5. Who writes a letter to Raymond's mistress begging her to return?

Short Essay Questions

1. What accommodations does Meursault ask his employer to make when he finds out his mother has died and how does the employer react?

2. Describe Meursault's musings at the sun sets on the Sunday after his mother's funeral.

3. When his employer calls him into the office, where does he offer him a job and how does Meursault feel about the offer?

4. Where does Meursault meet Marie on the day after his mother's funeral and what do they spend the day doing?

5. Describe Meursault's experience washing his hands in the office when he returns to work.

6. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks him to marry her and how does he feel about the question?

7. 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?

8. Describe the conversation that Meursault and Marie have about the job offer.

9. How does Meursault's acknowledgment that his mother's funeral was the day before affect Marie and what observations does she make regarding his treatment of his mother's death?

10. Who is Perez and what does he do during the funeral procession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the author sets up Meursault as a character to whom it is hard to relate. Give specific examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the significance of the role that the Arab men play in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Select one character from the novel other than Meursault. Then, compare and contrast the character with Meursault. What are the similarities and differences in mannerism, action, emotion, thought, and so on?

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