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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Meursault's employer think the job in Paris is a good match for Meursault?
(a) Because Meursault needs to get away from his surroundings.
(b) Because people in Paris will understand Meursault.
(c) Because Paris is a lively city for a young man.
(d) Because Meursault is the only employee fluent in French.

2. About what time does Salamano reminisce with Meursault?
(a) When Meursault's mother lived with him.
(b) When Meursault and Salamano went to the beach.
(c) When Meursault had a cat.
(d) When Meursault was a single man.

3. The day that Meursault and Marie become engaged, where does Meursault eat dinner?
(a) Marie's
(b) Marie's parents'.
(c) Celeste's.
(d) Raymond's.

4. How does imprisonment and interrogation change Meursault's belief in God?
(a) It doesn't.
(b) It makes him turn to the God of his upbringing.
(c) It makes him deny God whereas before he believed in him.
(d) It causes him to find God for the first time.

5. Which of the following is true about how Meursault has handled prison conditions?
(a) He has remained stubborn.
(b) He has lost himself.
(c) He has adapted.
(d) He has grown accustomed to the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Salamano have with him when Meursault sees him in front of his apartment?

2. How old does Meursault say that his mother was at the time of her death?

3. Why does Meursault refuse to call the police when the commotion is going on in Raymond's apartment?

4. What mindset does Meursault resign himself to in prison?

5. What offer does Meursault receive and refuse when at the morgue?

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