The Stranger Quizzes

The Stranger Quiz 1

By Cameron Peterson · Last reviewed May 13, 2000

1 What is the name of the main character?

Meursault

Masson

Céleste

Raymond
2 Where was Maman living when she died?

Meursault does not know

Paris, France

Old people's home

With Meursault
3 What best describes the reaction Meursault has to his mother's death?

Happiness

Anger

Indifference

Sadness
4 Where is Meursault's favorite place to eat?

Jacques' Bistro

Le Café

Céleste's

Robert's
5 Who is Meursault's girlfriend?

Céleste

Marie

Emmanuelle

Claudette
6 Which one of these characters is Meursault's neighbor?

Emmanuel

Masson

Salamano

Marie
7 Who owns the beach house which Meursault and Marie visit the day the Arab is killed?

Masson

Meursault's boss

Raymond

Céleste
8 Which of these activities does Meursault enjoy the most?

Reading

Painting

Swimming

Eating
9 Who is NOT a witness in defense of Meursault at his trial?

Masson

Home caretaker

Salamano

Marie
10 Which is NOT something which Meursault does in prison to pass the time?

Read a piece of a Czech news story

Make friends with other cellmates

Sleep

Keep a running inventory in his mind of his apartment
11 What does the magistrate take out hoping to persuade Meursault into feeling remorse over his crime?

Money

A picture of the Arab's family

A crucifix

A Bible
12 How many times does Marie visit Meursault in prison?

0

3

1

2
13 Why must Marie stop visiting Meursault in prison?

She does not love him any longer

She is not his wife and so is not allowed to visit

She gets very sick and cannot leave the hospital

Visiting him makes her too sad
14 What is Meursault indirectly tried for by the prosecution?

Aiding and abetting the abuse of Raymond's girlfriend

Feeling indifferent toward his mother's death

Hiring a prostitute

Kidnapping Salamano's dog
15 Why is Thomas Pérez allowed to attend Madame Meursault's funeral in town?

He is friends with the home Director

He and Maman were inseparable friends

Meursault likes him and agrees to it

He is the home's best piano player
16 What bothers Meursault most on his walk to the funeral?

Maman's death

The distance of the walk

Pérez's crying

The sun and the heat
17 What type of movie do Meursault and Marie go see on their first date?

A drama

A comedy

A pornographic film

An action movie
18 Which of the following does Meursault NOT do on the Sunday after he meets Marie?

Watch people pass by on the street

Sleep late

Smell his pillow for the salt smell left by Marie

Go to Céleste's for lunch
19 What spontaneous stunt do Meursault and Emmanuel do on their lunch break from work?

Jump on a moving fire truck

Light the garbage outside the office on fire

Go joyriding in their boss' car

Go skinny-dipping
20 What does Meursault do to help Raymond take revenge on his girlfriend for cheating on him?

Helps Raymond beat up her brother on the streetcar

Brings a message to her about Raymond's depression

Makes threatening phone calls to her apartment

Writes a letter to make her feel bad
21 Meursault does not call the cops when Raymond and his girlfriend are fighting because ________.

He does not like cops

Marie asks him not to

Salamano told him he would do it

He had promised Raymond he would not alert the cops
22 Which of the following is NOT true about Salamano and his dog?

They have a love/hate relationship

They look just like each other

Salamano cries after losing the dog

They used to live with Meursault
23 Which of the following best describes Meursault's attitude as he faces his execution?

Outraged

Surprised

Indifferent

Content
24 The reason Meursault gives for shooting the Arab is _____.

The sun

Raymond told him to

He was protecting Marie

The Arab provoked him
25 What does Marie announce during lunch at Masson's house which surprises everyone?

She saw the Arabs who were following Raymond on the beach

She does not feel well

She and Meursault are getting married

It is only eleven-thirty in the morning

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