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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. How does Meursault express his regret?

2. How many times does Meursault shoot the Arab?

3. When Raymond and Meursault encounter the two Arabs, what results from them staring each other down with their weapons?

4. While Raymond, Meursault, and Masson are walking, who slashes Raymond on his arms and lips with a knife?

5. Where does Meursault find his attorney?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the magistrate question Meursault about and what is Meursault's answer?

2. What do Raymond, Masson, and Meursault do immediately after the knife fight on the beach?

3. Describe the physical attributes of the visiting room at the prison.

4. What are the jury's findings in the case and what is the sentence?

5. Whose testimony seems the most damaging and why?

6. Describe the events surrounding Meursault's killing of the Arab.

7. What does Meursault miss in prison and what does the guard have to say about this?

8. What does Meursault notice as he is led into the courtroom?

9. What do Meursault, Marie, and Raymond spend the morning doing after arriving at the beach house?

10. Describe Marie's visit to the prison.

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

In much of the novel, Meursault seems to be resigned to his fate. Write an essay examining the idea of fate and discussing how it is explored in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Select a physical setting from the novel, for example the cafe, the beach, etc. Then, explore the significance of the setting. How do the details of this setting contribute to plot and/or character development?

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