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1. Which is Meursault's favorite place to eat lunch?

(A) McDonald's

(B) Chez Pierre

(D) Celeste's

2. Who loses his mangy dog?

(A) Raymond

(B) Meursault

(D) The caretaker

3. Who pulls out a silver crucifix when he is talking to Meursault?

(A) The examining magistrate

(B) The caretaker

(D) The director

4. What kind of movie do Marie and Meursault see on their first date?

(A) A drama

(B) A documentary about Algiers

(D) A comedy

5. What did the residents of the old persons' home call Thomas Perez when he started spending time with Madame Meursault?

(A) An old gigolo

(B) A leech

(D) Her fiancé

6. What is Meursault and Marie's favorite leisure activity?

(A) Swimming

(B) Cooking

(D) Walks in the park

7. What bothers Meursault most on the day of the funeral?

(A) Thomas Perez's clothing

(B) The priest's attitude

(D) The dingy church

8. What does Meursault's lawyer think of him?

(A) He admires him

(B) He seems disgusted by him

(D) He never bothers to meet him

9. Which of the following occurs first?

(A) Meursault has dinner with Raymond

(B) Salamano's dog dies

(D) Meursault's mother dies

10. What does Meursault do during the vigil for his mother?

(A) He cries all night

(B) He chats happily with Thomas Perez

(D) He gets into a fight with the caretaker

11. Which emotion best describes Meursault's reaction to Marie's marriage proposal?

(A) Indifference

(B) Fear

(D) Disgust

12. Which person does Salamano's dog resemble?

(A) Meursault's mother

(B) Raymond's mistress

(D) Salamano

13. Which of the following people attends Meursault's trial?

(A) Geoffrey Chaucer

(B) Salamano's dog

(D) Marie

14. Who is the uninvited guest that comes into Meursault's cell?

(A) Thomas Perez

(B) Celeste

(D) The director

15. Who owns the beach house that Marie, Meursault, and Raymond visit?

(A) Emmanuel

(B) Masson

(D) The Arab

16. What is the most damaging evidence during Meursault's trial?

(A) His indifference to his mother's death

(B) Marie's testimony

(D) The fingerprints on the gun

17. At first, what bothers Meursault about prison?

(A) Not having cigarettes

(B) Not having sex

(D) All of the above

18. Whose gun does Meursault use to kill the Arab?

(A) Raymond's

(B) Madame Meursault's

(D) Masson's

19. Who slaps Raymond?

(A) Meursault

(B) Salamano

(D) The chaplain

20. What method of execution will be used to kill Meursault?

(A) Guillotine

(B) Hanging

(D) Firing squad

21. Which of these people lives in Meursault's building?

(A) Raymond

(B) Marie

(D) Thomas Perez

22. How soon after his mother's funeral does Meursault have a date with Marie?

(A) Later that afternoon

(B) A week later

(D) The next day

23. What is the examining magistrate's nickname for Meursault?

(A) Murray

(B) Monsieur Antichrist

(D) Monsieur Heartless

24. How does Meursault feel during his lawyer's closing arguments?

(A) Bored

(B) Captivated

(D) Hopeful

25. Which of these is the novel's famous first line?

(A) “Another day, another dollar”

(B) “The sun shone, and again it was hot”

(D) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”

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