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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. During the magistrate's questioning, what does Meursault remember about the day of the murder?
(a) Being blinded.
(b) Waking up covered in blood.
(c) Shooting the Arab.
(d) The hot sun on his back.

2. What mode of transportation does Meursault take to the village where his mother's retirement home is located?
(a) Plane.
(b) Bus.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

3. What is Raymond's physical structure?
(a) Small and weak.
(b) Tall and gangly.
(c) Wide and unathletic.
(d) Short and sturdy.

4. How does Meursault's attorney feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?
(a) Excited.
(b) Perplexed.
(c) Calm.
(d) Angry.

5. When does the local magistrate question Meursault?
(a) The day after his attorney arrives.
(b) The day after the chaplain visits.
(c) The day of the interrogation.
(d) The day before the trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the funeral procession travel?

2. Who writes a letter to Raymond's mistress begging her to return?

3. After enduring many interrogations, how does Meursault feel about his surroundings?

4. Immediately after lunch on his first day back to work, where does Meursault go?

5. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?

(see the answer key)

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