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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rieux tell Rambert?
(a) That there are always other women.
(b) That he is not wrong to put love first.
(c) That he might put people in danger.
(d) That it is irresponsible to put love first.

2. What does Tarrou say about Othon as a father?
(a) That he is very demanding and controlling.
(b) That he is neglectful of his children.
(c) That he cannot control his children.
(d) That he is a loving disciplinarian.

3. What does Dr. Rieux think about the illness?
(a) He thinks it is tuberculosis.
(b) He thinks it is plague.
(c) He thinks it is asthma.
(d) He thinks it is an unknown disease.

4. How has Rieux's work-load increased?
(a) He now treats patients as well as administering a 500-bed plague hospital.
(b) He has to treat plague vistims, experiment on rats and run a 500-bed plague hospital.
(c) He is now required to treat 100 patients per day.
(d) He has to do research to produce plague serum, treat patients and administer a hospital.

5. Who is also in attendance when Cottard is questioned?
(a) M. Grand.
(b) Dr Rieux.
(c) Inspector Clouseau.
(d) Fr. Pertelote

Short Answer Questions

1. Who must Rieux take with him when he has to evacuate a plague victim?

2. How do people find out about the plague death rate?

3. What is Rieux worried about?

4. What strongly motivates Rambert's plan to escape.

5. What weather conditions set in after the sermon?

(see the answer key)

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