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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. What does Meursault observe about the physical surroundings of the interrogation room?
(a) They are similar to those from his normal life.
(b) They are different than those of his normal life.
(c) They are abrasive.
(d) They are comforting.

2. As Meursault waits for his trial, what does he notice about the noise in the courtroom?
(a) There are hushed whispers.
(b) There is much commotion.
(c) There is a consistent tapping.
(d) It is completely quiet.

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

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

5. What blinds Meursault before he shoots the Arab?
(a) The sun light off the water.
(b) The sun light off of a knife.
(c) A punch from behind.
(d) The Arab stabbing him.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Raymond, Meursault, and Masson are walking, who slashes Raymond on his arms and lips with a knife?

2. How many times does Meursault shoot the Arab?

3. How do the authorities around him respond to Meursault's lack of spirituality?

4. What is Meursault's sentence?

5. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the local magistrate first interview Meursault and in what is he most interested?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Marie's visit to the prison.

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

8. Whose testimony seems the most damaging and why?

9. For what means does the prosecutor state that Meursault is an intelligent man?

10. What does Meursault notice as he is led into the courtroom?

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