The Stranger Quizzes

The Stranger Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the main character?
Raymond

Céleste

Meursault

Masson
2 Where was Maman living when she died?
With Meursault

Paris, France

Old people's home

Meursault does not know
3 What best describes the reaction Meursault has to his mother's death?
Indifference

Sadness

Happiness

Anger
4 Where is Meursault's favorite place to eat?
Robert's

Jacques' Bistro

Le Café

Céleste's
5 Who is Meursault's girlfriend?
Emmanuelle

Céleste

Claudette

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

Salamano

Masson

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

Céleste

Raymond

Meursault's boss
8 Which of these activities does Meursault enjoy the most?
Reading

Swimming

Eating

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

Salamano

Marie

Home caretaker
10 Which is NOT something which Meursault does in prison to pass the time?
Sleep

Read a piece of a Czech news story

Keep a running inventory in his mind of his apartment

Make friends with other cellmates
11 What does the magistrate take out hoping to persuade Meursault into feeling remorse over his crime?
A Bible

A crucifix

Money

A picture of the Arab's family
12 How many times does Marie visit Meursault in prison?
3

1

0

2
13 Why must Marie stop visiting Meursault in prison?
Visiting him makes her too sad

She gets very sick and cannot leave the hospital

She does not love him any longer

She is not his wife and so is not allowed to visit
14 What is Meursault indirectly tried for by the prosecution?
Kidnapping Salamano's dog

Feeling indifferent toward his mother's death

Hiring a prostitute

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 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?
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 pornographic film

A comedy

A drama
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

Go to Céleste's for lunch

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?
Light the garbage outside the office on fire

Go joyriding in their boss' car

Jump on a moving fire truck

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

He had promised Raymond he would not alert the cops

Salamano told him he would do it

Marie asks him not to
22 Which of the following is NOT true about Salamano and his dog?
They look just like each other

They used to live with Meursault

Salamano cries after losing the dog

They have a love/hate relationship
23 Which of the following best describes Meursault's attitude as he faces his execution?
Surprised

Content

Indifferent

Outraged
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 does not feel well

She and Meursault are getting married

She saw the Arabs who were following Raymond on the beach

It is only eleven-thirty in the morning

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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