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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Meursault show grief the weekend following his mother's death?
(a) By avoiding people.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) Through his interactions with friends.
(d) By returning to her favorite places.

2. Where does Meursault live at the start of the novel?
(a) Algiers.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) London.

3. Where does the funeral procession travel?
(a) To the train station.
(b) To the village cemetery.
(c) To the private cemetery behind the nursing home.
(d) To a small plot on family land.

4. Who comes to the morgue and stays with Meursault throughout the night?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother's friends from the nursing home.
(c) No one.
(d) His friend from home.

5. Where does Meursault eat before traveling to the village where his mother's retirement home is located?
(a) At his house.
(b) At his favorite cafe.
(c) At his brother's house.
(d) At the local pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Meursault NOT notice during his reflections the weekend after his mother's funeral?

2. What does Meursault see people doing as he sits by the window during the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

3. Why is Meursault relieved about the Monday after his mother's funeral?

4. How did Meursault know Marie?

5. What piece of clothing does Marie notice that Meursault is wearing that indicates he is mourning?

(see the answer key)

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