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What was Meursault's response to Marie when asked if he loved her?
"I told her it didn't mean anything but that I didn't think so."
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How does old Salamano treat his dog?
He beats and curses at it.
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Where is all of Meursault's furniture located?
In his bedroom
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What is the name of Meursault's mother's male friend?
Thomas Perez
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What habit was Meursault forced to break in prison?
Smoking
200
Why did Raymond want to get revenge on his mistress?
Because he found out that she was cheating on him and using him so he wanted to teach her a lesson.
200
How many times, in total, did Meursault shoot the Arab?
five times
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What was Meursault's response when asked, by Marie, to find a policeman?
"I don't like cops."
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What prize was Albert Camus awarded?
the Nobel Prize for Literature
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Who pulls out a silver crucifix when he is talking to Meursault?
The examining magistrate
300
What was Meursault more concerned with after hearing about his mother's death?
If she died that day or the day before
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What was Meursault's response to Raymond on beating his mistress in front of everyone?
"I told him it seemed to me that she'd gotten her punishment now and he ought to be happy."
300
How do Meursault's and Marie's views of their relationship differ?
Meursault's view of the relationship is purely physical while Marie has at least some emotional attachment to him based on all of the questions she asks him.
300
Why is Meursault's lawyer disgusted by him?
Because he believes Meursault to have no feelings for his mother.
300
How did Meursault kill time in prison?
"I learned how to remember things, I wasn't bored at all."
400
What was the story in the newspaper, that Meursault found in his prison cell, about?
A man that left his village to seek his fortune and twenty-five years later became rich and left his wife and child to find his mother and sister. Once at their hotel, he showed off his money and his mother and sister killed him in order to rob him. When caught, the mother hung herself and the sister jumped into a well.
400
How does Meursault describe Paris to Marie?
It is very dark, dirty, and everyone is pale.
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What did Meursault give up that made him lose his ambition?
His studies
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How does Albert Camus relate to the novel?
Camus believed that human life has no redeeming meaning or purpose.
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How did Meursault's mother act when she started to live with him?
She cried a lot and followed him with her eyes not saying anything.
500
What is the definition of Existentialism?
There is no pre-given purpose or essence laid out for people. People decide their own fates and are responsible for what they make of their lives.
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How does Meursault's view on life relate to existentialism?
He does not see a purpose in life or in anything and believes that no matter what people choose, life still goes on just the same.
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How did Meursault feel after shooting the Arab?
"And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness."
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What was Meursault's relation to Celeste?
They were good friends
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Who was the first one to visit Meursault in prison?
Marie
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