The Stranger Quizzes

The Stranger Quiz 1

By Cameron Peterson · Last reviewed May 13, 2000

1 What is the name of the main character?

Raymond

Céleste

Meursault

Masson
2 Where was Maman living when she died?

Old people's home

Meursault does not know

With Meursault

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

Happiness

Sadness

Anger

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

Céleste's

Le Café

Robert's

Jacques' Bistro
5 Who is Meursault's girlfriend?

Marie

Céleste

Claudette

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

Salamano

Emmanuel

Marie

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

Raymond

Meursault's boss

Céleste

Masson
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

Marie

Masson

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

Make friends with other cellmates

Read a piece of a Czech news story

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?

A Bible

A picture of the Arab's family

A crucifix

Money
12 How many times does Marie visit Meursault in prison?

2

0

3

1
13 Why must Marie stop visiting Meursault in prison?

She gets very sick and cannot leave the hospital

She does not love him any longer

Visiting him makes her too sad

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

Hiring a prostitute

Feeling indifferent toward his mother's death

Aiding and abetting the abuse of Raymond's girlfriend

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

Meursault likes him and agrees to it

He and Maman were inseparable friends

He is the home's best piano player

He is friends with the home Director
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 comedy

An action movie

A pornographic film

A drama
18 Which of the following does Meursault NOT do on the Sunday after he meets Marie?

Smell his pillow for the salt smell left by Marie

Sleep late

Watch people pass by on the street

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

Go joyriding in their boss' car

Light the garbage outside the office on fire

Go skinny-dipping

Jump on a moving fire truck
20 What does Meursault do to help Raymond take revenge on his girlfriend for cheating on him?

Makes threatening phone calls to her apartment

Helps Raymond beat up her brother on the streetcar

Brings a message to her about Raymond's depression

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

He had promised Raymond he would not alert the cops

He does not like 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 used to live with Meursault

They have a love/hate relationship

They look just like each other

Salamano cries after losing the dog
23 Which of the following best describes Meursault's attitude as he faces his execution?

Outraged

Content

Indifferent

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

He was protecting Marie

The sun

Raymond told him to

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

She and Meursault are getting married

It is only eleven-thirty in the morning

She does not feel well

She saw the Arabs who were following Raymond on the beach

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