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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. The day that Meursault and Marie become engaged, where does Meursault eat dinner?
2. What does Raymond plan on doing when his mistress returns?
3. In reaction to news that his mother has died, how many days does Meursault ask off from his job?
4. How does the policeman respond to Raymond's verbal abuse when the police come to his home?
5. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?
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. Where does Meursault stay during his night in the village where his mother had lived and who stays with him?
3. Describe Raymond and Meursault's night after they go to the police station together?
4. 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?
5. Who is Salamano and how do his neighbors respond to him?
6. On what piece of clothing of Meursault's does Marie comment and what does this item represent?
7. Describe the conversation that Raymond and Meursault have with Salamano about his missing dog.
8. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks him to marry her and how does he feel about the question?
9. Why does Meursault's employer chastise Meursault?
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
Meursault is offered a job in Paris. Compare and contrast his home city of Algiers, North Africa and the city Paris according to the evidence provided in the novel. Make sure to include references to how each are uses figuratively as well as literally.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on how foreshadowing is used as a literary device in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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