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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. In the interrogation room, which of the following does Meursault notice?
(a) Insects.
(b) The pretty policewoman.
(c) The grime.
(d) Smells.

2. According to the novel, how do most people who have been accused of murder receive God?
(a) Most already have a deep belief in God.
(b) Most find God in an attempt to cling to something.
(c) Most refuse to believe that God loves them.
(d) Most deny that God exists.

3. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?
(a) Masson's wife.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Masson.
(d) Marie.

4. What do the women do while the men take a walk after lunch at the beach house?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Sit and drink wine.
(c) Clean the dishes.
(d) Take a nap.

5. What does the prosecutor say about Meursault's intelligence?
(a) He says that he is not smart.
(b) He says he is an intelligent man.
(c) He says that he is too brilliant.
(d) He says that he is very slow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Meursault react to his friends in the courtroom?

2. Why doesn't Meursault understand why he can't have cigarettes?

3. When Meursault and Raymond return to the cottage, why does Meursault not come up the steps?

4. What does Meursault say when the magistrate asks if he has anything to say in his own defense?

5. How do the people in the courtroom feel about what Meursault says in his own defense?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Meursault alone on the beach after the day he has spent with Raymond and other friends at the beach house?

2. As the trial progresses, how does Meursault handle the trial and why?

3. What does the magistrate question Meursault about and what is Meursault's answer?

4. What do Meursault, Marie, and Raymond spend the morning doing after arriving at the beach house?

5. Describe the physical attributes of the visiting room at the prison.

6. What are the jury's findings in the case and what is the sentence?

7. What does Meursault miss in prison and what does the guard have to say about this?

8. When Meursault's attorney first arrives, what does he notice about Meursault and how does this affect him?

9. Describe Meursault's realization about punishment.

10. How do Meursault's feelings about God and repentance compare to other people in his situation?

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