The Stranger Part 1: Chap 1-5
Authored by Kathrin Fastiggi
English
12th Grade
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This quiz covers Albert Camus's existentialist novel *The Stranger*, focusing specifically on the first five chapters of Part 1. Designed for grade 12 students, the assessment evaluates comprehension of key plot points, character relationships, and basic contextual knowledge about the author and setting. Students need solid reading comprehension skills to track the protagonist Mersault's detached responses to his mother's death, his relationship with Marie Cardona, and his interactions with neighbors Raymond and Salamano. The questions require students to understand Mersault's emotional detachment, the North African colonial setting, and the introduction of key themes like alienation and moral indifference that define Camus's absurdist philosophy. Students must demonstrate recall of specific details while beginning to recognize the unconventional nature of Mersault's character and his responses to significant life events. Created by Kathrin Fastiggi, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 12. This quiz serves as an effective formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before moving deeper into the novel's philosophical themes. Teachers can use this as a reading check after students complete the assigned chapters, ensuring they grasp essential plot elements and character dynamics before tackling more complex analytical discussions about existentialism and absurdism. The quiz works well as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions, homework to reinforce reading assignments, or review material before major assessments. It aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 for citing textual evidence and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3 for analyzing character development, while supporting students' preparation for deeper literary analysis of this challenging modernist text.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Albert Camus wrote the book in
Spanish
French
German
English
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Camus says the book is
philosophical
existential
theoretical
absurdist
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The book takes place in
France
Algeria
Africa
Egypt
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The story starts with the death of
Mersault
Mersault's cousin
Mersualt's mother
Mersault's girlfriend
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The caretaker was surprised that Mersault did not want to see his mother in the casket
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Mersualt did not know how old his mother was.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Monsieur Perez, who was given permission to join the processional for Mersault's mom, proceeded to _________ at the burial.
Cry
Give a nice speech
throw flowers on the casket
faint
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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