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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 Meursault say when the magistrate asks if he has anything to say in his own defense?
2. What method of transportation do Meursault, Raymond, and Marie take to the beach house?
3. As Meursault watches Marie converse with Masson's wife, what does he think about?
4. According to the novel, how do most people who have been accused of murder receive God?
5. What does the attorney find when he interviews people about Meursault's background?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what means does the prosecutor state that Meursault is an intelligent man?
2. How do Meursault's feelings about God and repentance compare to other people in his situation?
3. Who does Meursault's attorney talk to and what does he find when he investigates Meursault's background?
4. Whose testimony is last and how does this testimony go?
5. What is Meursault's mindset by the time Marie comes to visit him and why?
6. As Meursault, Marie, and Raymond travel to the bus stop, who do they see and what comes of the encounter?
7. Describe what Meursault notices as he is placed in the interrogation room for the first time?
8. What does Meursault miss in prison and what does the guard have to say about this?
9. As the trial progresses, how does Meursault handle the trial and why?
10. Why is Meursault alone on the beach after the day he has spent with Raymond and other friends at the beach house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Meursault seems to remember very little when questioned about the shooting. Write an essay discussing the role of memory in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Meursault travels to his mother's funeral at the beginning of the novel. After that, most of his movement is confined to a small area, especially in prison. Write an essay explaining how movement and lack of movement influence the character and plot development.
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