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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. What causes Meursault to be overwhelmed with the desire to kiss Marie?
(a) When she smiles a certain way.
(b) When she looks pitiful.
(c) When she caresses his neck.
(d) When she is mean to him.

2. The day after Meursault and Marie spend the night together, when does Meursault try to contact her?
(a) He doesn't try to contact her.
(b) Within an hour of her leaving.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) Late in the evening.

3. What does Salamano have with him when Meursault sees him in front of his apartment?
(a) A package from the post office.
(b) A pistol.
(c) His mangy dog.
(d) Flowers.

4. While Raymond, Meursault, and Masson are walking, who slashes Raymond on his arms and lips with a knife?
(a) Masson.
(b) A man he does not recognize.
(c) Meursault.
(d) The Arab that has been stalking him.

5. What is Meursault's view from his cell?
(a) A small glimpse of the dirt outside the window.
(b) The water and the changing shades of sunlight.
(c) The mountains and darkness.
(d) A dark wall with water dripping down it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Meursault returns home after dinner with the odd woman, what news does Salamano give him about the dog?

2. Where does Meursault go on the night of the funeral?

3. Why does a job open up in Paris with Meursault's company?

4. What mode of transportation does Meursault take to the village where his mother's retirement home is located?

5. How do the people in the neighborhood typically respond to Salamano?

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