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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Joseph Grand?
(a) He is M. Tarrou's neighbor.
(b) He is Dr. Rieux's neighbor.
(c) He is Cottard's neighbor.
(d) He is a Masonic Grand Master.

2. What is Rieux worried about?
(a) That the trains will stop running.
(b) That the people will panic.
(c) That the disease will affect his wife.
(d) That the disease will get out of hand and kill half the population.

3. What is making things difficult for cinema owners?
(a) They are only allowed to show newsreels.
(b) They have to charge lower admission fees.
(c) They have no new films to show.
(d) They can't get ushers because of the plague.

4. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?
(a) Its geography.
(b) Its use as a biological weapon.
(c) Its power.
(d) Its symptoms/manifestations.

5. What is one result of the sealed city?
(a) People are cut off from loved ones.
(b) People are more likely to get plague.
(c) The Prefect has a feeling of great power.
(d) People are more likely to recover from plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is M. Grand an interesting character?

2. What does Rieux ask Jean Tarrou to do for him?

3. By what means do influential town leaders hope to resist the plague?

4. An unusual thing about the city is that:

5. What action has Dr. Rieux already taken?

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