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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. How does Meursault end up eating with an odd woman that he doesn't know?
(a) She is a friend of a friend.
(b) He invites her to dinner after meeting her in the street.
(c) She seats herself at his table.
(d) She is sent by Marie to watch him.

2. How does Marie feel about the job Meursault was offered in Paris?
(a) It intrigues her.
(b) It upsets her.
(c) She is glad he turned it down.
(d) She thinks the employer is trying to get rid of him.

3. How does Raymond feel that his mistress is treating him?
(a) He feels she is abusive.
(b) He feels she is grateful.
(c) He feels she is loving.
(d) He feels she is unfaithful.

4. Why does Meursault turn down the job in Paris?
(a) He wants to be close to his mother's grave.
(b) He is content with his current position.
(c) He doesn't want to leave Marie.
(d) He doesn't want to learn a new language.

5. What do Meursault and the odd woman talk about during dinner?
(a) They talk about death.
(b) They do not engage in conversation.
(c) They talk about the job in Paris.
(d) They talk about Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Meursault make to Marie about the people in Paris?

2. Who is Perez?

3. When Marie asks Meursault whether he loves her the first time, how does he respond?

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

5. As a gesture of their new friendship what does Raymond offer to Meursault?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Meursault eat on his first day back to work after his mother's funeral and what does he do after lunch?

2. Describe Raymond and Meursault's night after they go to the police station together?

3. When Marie and Meursault hear a raucous disturbance coming from Raymond's apartment, what does Marie asks Meursault to do? How does he respond and why?

4. On what piece of clothing of Meursault's does Marie comment and what does this item represent?

5. Who is Perez and what does he do during the funeral procession?

6. Why does Meursault's employer chastise Meursault?

7. Describe the purpose of the letter that Meursault agrees to write for Raymond.

8. Where does Meursault stay during his night in the village where his mother had lived and who stays with him?

9. When Raymond opens the door for the police, what does the policeman discover and who else is observing the situation?

10. Describe Meursault's dinner at Celeste's when Marie cannot meet him for dinner?

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