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The Meursault Investigation (Chapter 1)

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Reading comprehension questions on the first chapter #daoud

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1
Where is the opening of the novel set?
A bar
A hotel
A cinema
A restaurant
2
When is the novel set?
1940s
1990s
2010s
1950s
3
What is the opening line of the novel?
Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday.
Mama is dead.
Mama's still alive today.
Maman's still alive today.
4
Did the narrator fight in the War for Liberation?
Yes
No
5
What is the dead Arab's name?
Omar
Musa
Abd Al Bari
Mohammad
6
How does the chapter end?
By the narrator punching a journalist.
By the protagonist picking up the bar tab.
By the narrator storming out of the room.
By the protagonist shooting another Arab.
7
What technique does the writer use throughout the chapter to draw you into the story?
Rhetorical questions
Evocative imagery
Onomatopoeia
Pathetic fallacy
8
What were the dead Arab's last words to his mother?
Don't wait up for me.
I'll be home earlier than usual.
I am going out, I may be some time.
I love you, and I am sorry.
9
Why is the narrator so upset about the Arab's death?
Because it was such an unfair way to die.
Because they were best friends.
Because Meursault didn't give him a name.
Because he hates French people.
10
What is the narrator's relationship to the dead Arab?
His cousin
His friend
His brother
His father