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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What measures is the Prefect forced to take?
(a) Traffic control, cinema closure and water rationing.
(b) Arresting anyone who drinks in the street and closing the cinemas.
(c) Putting armed guards at all liquor outlets and rationing water.
(d) Traffic control and rationing of food and electricity.
2. With what does Rieux contrast pictures of the plague through history?
(a) The tranquil and beautiful spring day.
(b) Cottard's predicament.
(c) A photograph of his wife.
(d) Pictures of Oran's parks and gardens.
3. What is the town's response to the Week of Prayer?
(a) People are indifferent, uninterested.
(b) There is heavy attendance at Mass.
(c) They resist it, but it happens anyway.
(d) Some people attend Mass, but most party on.
4. In what predicament does Rambert find himself?
(a) He is afraid to tell anyone he has a fever.
(b) He is trapped in Oran away from his wife.
(c) He cannot file the news story.
(d) He has missed out on a job as Editor of his paper.
5. What human attitude concerns Rieux?
(a) Human infallibility.
(b) Humans' quick acceptance of reality.
(c) Humans' inability to accept reality.
(d) Human prejudice and warmongering.
Short Answer Questions
1. How has Rieux's work-load increased?
2. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?
3. What is the focus in the questioning of Cottard?
4. Who makes the order to close the town?
5. By what means do influential town leaders hope to resist the plague?
Short Essay Questions
1. What factors are making life stressful for Dr. Rieux?
2. Who is Joseph Grand?
3. What does Dr. Rieux muse about in Part 1 Chapter 5?
4. How does the heatwave further discourage the citizens of Oran?
5. What do you think is interesting about Grand?
6. How does the relationship between Dr. Rieux and M. Grand develop?
7. What does Tarrou record about M. Othon?
8. Why is Mme. Rieux concerned about her son?
9. What is the popular mood as described in Part 2 Chapter 5?
10. Who is Jean Tarrou?
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