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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. Where is Meursault while his fate is being decided in the courtroom?
2. How does Meursault feel about Marie's attempts to instill hope?
3. What distracts Meursault when Marie comes to visit him in prison?
4. What does Meursault notice about the jury and pressmen in the courtroom?
5. Who prepares lunch at the beach house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose testimony is last and how does this testimony go?
2. Describe Meursault's realization about punishment.
3. Describe the physical attributes of the visiting room at the prison.
4. What can Meursault see outside his prison cell?
5. As Meursault, Marie, and Raymond travel to the bus stop, who do they see and what comes of the encounter?
6. What is Meursault's mindset by the time Marie comes to visit him and why?
7. Why is Meursault alone on the beach after the day he has spent with Raymond and other friends at the beach house?
8. When does the local magistrate first interview Meursault and in what is he most interested?
9. What does the magistrate question Meursault about and what is Meursault's answer?
10. Describe the events surrounding Meursault's killing of the Arab.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Select a character from the novel. Then write an essay in which you evaluate whether the character is portrayed consistently.
Essay Topic 2
Select one character from the novel other than Meursault. Then, compare and contrast the character with Meursault. What are the similarities and differences in mannerism, action, emotion, thought, and so on?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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