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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. What does Meursault hear through his walls after talking to Salamano about the missing dog?

2. Why is Raymond tense before going to the beach house?

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

4. The day that Meursault and Marie become engaged, where does Meursault eat dinner?

5. What does Raymond do with the letter to his mistress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Meursault's acknowledgment that his mother's funeral was the day before affect Marie and what observations does she make regarding his treatment of his mother's death?

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

6. Why does Meursault's employer chastise Meursault?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on how foreshadowing is used as a literary device in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you evaluate whether Meursault's decisions or forces out of his control have the most effect on his life and the outcome of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Meursault encounters many different characters during the novel. Which of these characters do you think has the most influence on him? On whom do you think he has the most influence? Explain.

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