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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 reads the witness list in the courtroom?

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

3. When does prison seem most harsh to Meursault?

4. Who officially determines Meursault's fate?

5. Prior to the trial, how does Meursault perceive the case against him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Whose testimony seems the most damaging and why?

4. Describe what Meursault notices as he is placed in the interrogation room for the first time?

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

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

7. Describe Meursault's realization about punishment.

8. Who does Meursault's attorney talk to and what does he find when he investigates Meursault's background?

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

10. Whose testimony is last and how does this testimony go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the significance of the role that the Arab men play in the novel.

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