The Stranger, Chapter 6 quiz

Questions and answers

1. 1

   Question 1. What does Marie tease Meursault about when he wakes up on Sunday?

   • Correct answer: His funeral face
   • His sunburned nose
   • His messy hair
   • His bitter coffee

   Meursault wakes up drained with a slight headache, and Marie makes fun of him for having on a funeral face.

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2. 2

   Question 2. What part of Raymond's outfit makes Marie laugh?

   • His striped necktie
   • Correct answer: His straw hat
   • His red neckerchief
   • His sailor's cap

   Raymond wears blue trousers and a white short-sleeved shirt, but it is his straw hat that makes Marie laugh.

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3. 3

   Question 3. How do the Arabs outside the tobacconist's shop look at Meursault's group?

   • With open anger and shouting
   • With nervous, darting glances at the street
   • Correct answer: As if they were stones or dead trees
   • With friendly curiosity and nods

   Meursault says they stared in silence, as if the group were nothing but stones or dead trees.

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4. 4

   Question 4. What plan do the three men discuss over coffee at Masson's bungalow?

   • Going to the police about the Arabs
   • Moving to Paris to find better work
   • Buying a boat to fish off the point
   • Correct answer: Spending August together at the beach

   Masson, Raymond and Meursault talk about spending August at the beach and sharing expenses, just before Marie notices it is only eleven-thirty.

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5. 5

   Question 5. How does Meursault privately guess the Arabs followed the group to the beach?

   • Raymond had told a neighbor about the trip
   • Correct answer: They saw the group board the bus with a bag
   • Marie had mentioned it at the restaurant
   • A friend of Masson's had pointed the way

   Meursault thinks they must have seen the group get on the bus with a beach bag, but he keeps the thought to himself.

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   Question 6. How far away is Meursault when he first sees Raymond's man alone at the spring?

   • About three meters
   • About fifty meters
   • Correct answer: About ten meters
   • About a hundred meters

   Meursault estimates he is about ten meters from the Arab, who is lying on his back with his forehead in the rock's shade.

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7. 7

   Question 7. According to Meursault, what makes him step forward toward the Arab?

   • A sudden shout from Raymond behind him
   • The sound of the reed's three notes again
   • Correct answer: The burning of the sun on his forehead
   • The Arab calling out an insult to him

   Meursault says it was the burning on his forehead, which he could not stand anymore, that made him move forward, even though he knew it was stupid.

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   Question 8. What happens just before Meursault fires the first shot?

   • The Arab stands up and runs at him
   • Correct answer: The Arab draws his knife in the sun
   • Raymond shouts a warning from the rocks
   • The other Arab plays a sharp note

   Without getting up, the Arab draws his knife and holds it up in the sun; the light off the blade and the sweat in Meursault's eyes blind him.

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   Question 9. How many shots does Meursault fire in all?

   • One shot
   • Two shots
   • Four shots
   • Correct answer: Five shots

   He fires once, pauses, and then fires four more times at the motionless body, five shots in all.

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10. 10

    Question 10. Which of these events actually happen in Part One, Chapter 6?

    • Masson knocks one of the Arabs facedown into the water.

      Happened

    • Raymond is cut on the arm and the mouth by a knife.

      Happened

    • Marie swims out alone and nearly drowns.

      Didn't happen

    • Meursault goes with Raymond and Masson to the doctor.

      Didn't happen

    • Madame Masson cries when she hears about the fight.

      Happened

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    Question 11. Which of these happen at the spring behind the rock?

    • Raymond hands Meursault his revolver.

      Happened

    • Raymond shoots at the Arab who cut him.

      Didn't happen

    • One of the Arabs plays three notes on a little reed.

      Happened

    • The two Arabs slip away behind the rock.

      Happened

    • Meursault tells Raymond to shoot first and ask later.

      Didn't happen

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    Question 12. What does 'promontory' mean in: "a massive, drowsy-looking promontory in the clear water"?

    • A small fishing boat at anchor
    • Correct answer: A point of land jutting into the sea
    • A low sandbar along the shore
    • A tall wave about to break

    A promontory is a high point of land that sticks out into the sea, part of the view from the plateau.

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    Question 13. What does 'adversary' mean in: "without taking his eyes off his adversary"?

    • A trusted friend or ally
    • A stranger passing by
    • Correct answer: An opponent or enemy
    • A witness to a crime

    An adversary is an opponent; Raymond keeps watching the Arab who cut him while asking Meursault whether to shoot.

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    Question 14. What does 'imperceptibly' mean in: "moving, almost imperceptibly, across the dazzling sea"?

    • Correct answer: Too slightly to be noticed
    • With loud, steady effort
    • In a zigzag, uneven path
    • Faster than anyone would expect

    Imperceptibly means so slowly or slightly that it can hardly be noticed; the distant trawler barely seems to move.

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