The Stranger Quizzes

The Stranger Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the main character?
Meursault

Céleste

Masson

Raymond
2 Where was Maman living when she died?
Meursault does not know

With Meursault

Old people's home

Paris, France
3 What best describes the reaction Meursault has to his mother's death?
Indifference

Anger

Sadness

Happiness
4 Where is Meursault's favorite place to eat?
Jacques' Bistro

Céleste's

Robert's

Le Café
5 Who is Meursault's girlfriend?
Claudette

Marie

Céleste

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

Marie

Masson

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

Masson

Raymond

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

Reading

Eating

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

Home caretaker

Marie

Masson
10 Which is NOT something which Meursault does in prison to pass the time?
Make friends with other cellmates

Sleep

Keep a running inventory in his mind of his apartment

Read a piece of a Czech news story
11 What does the magistrate take out hoping to persuade Meursault into feeling remorse over his crime?
A Bible

A picture of the Arab's family

Money

A crucifix
12 How many times does Marie visit Meursault in prison?
3

2

0

1
13 Why must Marie stop visiting Meursault in prison?
She is not his wife and so is not allowed to visit

She gets very sick and cannot leave the hospital

She does not love him any longer

Visiting him makes her too sad
14 What is Meursault indirectly tried for by the prosecution?
Kidnapping Salamano's dog

Hiring a prostitute

Feeling indifferent toward his mother's death

Aiding and abetting the abuse of Raymond's girlfriend
15 Why is Thomas Pérez allowed to attend Madame Meursault's funeral in town?
He is friends with the home Director

He is the home's best piano player

Meursault likes him and agrees to it

He and Maman were inseparable friends
16 What bothers Meursault most on his walk to the funeral?
Pérez's crying

Maman's death

The sun and the heat

The distance of the walk
17 What type of movie do Meursault and Marie go see on their first date?
An action movie

A drama

A comedy

A pornographic film
18 Which of the following does Meursault NOT do on the Sunday after he meets Marie?
Sleep late

Go to Céleste's for lunch

Watch people pass by on the street

Smell his pillow for the salt smell left by Marie
19 What spontaneous stunt do Meursault and Emmanuel do on their lunch break from work?
Go skinny-dipping

Go joyriding in their boss' car

Jump on a moving fire truck

Light the garbage outside the office on fire
20 What does Meursault do to help Raymond take revenge on his girlfriend for cheating on him?
Writes a letter to make her feel bad

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
21 Meursault does not call the cops when Raymond and his girlfriend are fighting because ________.
Marie asks him not to

Salamano told him he would do it

He does not like cops

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

They have a love/hate relationship

They look just like each other

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

Surprised

Outraged

Content
24 The reason Meursault gives for shooting the Arab is _____.
Raymond told him to

He was protecting Marie

The Arab provoked him

The sun
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

It is only eleven-thirty in the morning

She does not feel well

She and Meursault are getting married

What philosophy of life does Meursault espouse at the beginning of the chapter? How have you seen him live out his philosophy?

Chapter Five begins by introducing the reader to a collision of Meursault's two worlds, the world of the work week and of the weekend. Raymond calls Meursault at work and Meursault is annoyed right away.At work, he is in the mode of his...

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What explanation does Sintes give for the fight he has had with an Arab man- what isn't quite honest about the order in which he tells his story? How does Meursault react to the story and to Sintes' offer of friendship?

Meursault description of their friendship alludes to the fact that it is pretty one sided. Raymond confides quite a bit of information, calls Meursault at work, and extends weekend invitations.... Meursault is unfazed, he cannot connect.

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What do the following quotes by Albert Camus mean to you?

Experience is intrinsic to learning. One must live it in order to understand.

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