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1984
Heart of Darkness
Pride and Prejudice
The Kite Runner
The Scarlet Letter
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Teacher
Blog
Help
The Stranger
Albert Camus
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part One: Chapter 1
Part One: Chapters 2–3
Part One: Chapters 4–5
Part One: Chapter 6
Part Two: Chapters 1–2
Part Two: Chapters 3–4
Part Two: Chapter 5
Characters
Character List
Meursault
Raymond Sintes
Marie Cardona
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Absurdity
The Meaninglessness of Life
Guilt and Punishment
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Part One: Chapter 1
Part One: Chapters 2–3
Part One: Chapters 4–5
Part One: Chapter 6
Part Two: Chapters 1–2
Part Two: Chapters 3–4
Part Two: Chapter 5
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Meursault
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Céleste
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Context
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Part One: Chapter 6
Part One: Chapters 2-3
Part One: Chapters 4-5
Part Two: Chapter 5
Part Two: Chapters 1-2
Part Two: Chapters 3-4
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Further Study
Part One: Chapter 1 Quiz
Further Study
Part One: Chapter 1 Quiz
1
of 5
What does Meursault do on the bus ride to Marengo?
Daydreams
Sleeps
Worries
Thinks
2
of 5
About what does the director reassure Meursault?
Taking the bus back to Algiers
Taking time off work
Sending his mother to an old persons' home
Feeling indifferent
3
of 5
How does Meursault spend the night?
Sleeping
Keeping vigil over his mother's body
Chatting idly with the director
Crying with his mother's fiancé
4
of 5
What happens when the director asks Meursault if he wants to see his mother one last time?
Meursault falls asleep.
Meursault declines the offer.
Meursault fights with Thomas Perez.
Meursault thinks, "There was no way out."
5
of 5
How does Meursault feel as he rides home from the funeral?
Depressed
Happy
Bored
Distressed
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