View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marie feel about the job Meursault was offered in Paris?

2. In reaction to news that his mother has died, how many days does Meursault ask off from his job?

3. What does Meursault do when he wakes up in the morning and Marie is gone?

4. What does Raymond say regarding Meursault's mother's death?

5. How does Raymond feel that his mistress is treating him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Salamano and how do his neighbors respond to him?

2. Where does Meursault go after the funeral and what does he plan to do there?

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

4. Where does Meursault stay during his night in the village where his mother had lived and who stays with him?

5. Describe the conversation that Raymond and Meursault have with Salamano about his missing dog.

6. While Meursault considers the boiled potatoes he will have for dinner, who invites him for dinner and what is this person's appearance?

7. 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?

8. What are Salamano's thoughts on Meursault sending his mother to the home?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meursault seems to remember very little when questioned about the shooting. Write an essay discussing the role of memory in the novel.

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 765 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample