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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the morgue and stays with Meursault throughout the night?

2. The day after Meursault and Marie spend the night together, when does Meursault try to contact her?

3. What does Meursault do after eating with the odd woman?

4. How does Meursault show grief the weekend following his mother's death?

5. Who accompanies Raymond to the police station as a witness?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Meursault considers the boiled potatoes he will have for dinner, who invites him for dinner and what is this person's appearance?

2. How does Meursault spend the afternoon of the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

3. What accommodations does Meursault ask his employer to make when he finds out his mother has died and how does the employer react?

4. When his employer calls him into the office, where does he offer him a job and how does Meursault feel about the offer?

5. How does Meursault spend the morning of the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

6. What are Salamano's thoughts on Meursault sending his mother to the home?

7. 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?

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

9. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks him to marry her and how does he feel about the question?

10. Describe Meursault's musings at the sun sets on the Sunday after his mother's funeral.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the juxtaposition of life and death in the novel. How are these two themes used? Do the discussion of these themes produce similar or different results?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you evaluate personal interaction in the novel. Consider how Meursault interacts with others and how they perceive his interaction.

Essay Topic 3

Select a character from the novel. Then write an essay in which you evaluate whether the character is portrayed consistently.

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