Friday, May 9, 2014

The Stranger Reading Quiz #1

Vocab:
 _____________ (adj) lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
 _____________ (adj) extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated
 _____________(n) a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water, a headland: a rocky promontory
_____________(n) a fishing boat used for trawling
 _____________(n) a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession; an assistant of follower
 _____________(adj) unable to think clearly; blurry/indistinct
_____________(n) a framework used to support a flat surface/table
_____________(adj) healthy (particularly regarding an elderly person)
 ____________ (n): great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
 ____________(n): a type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of speciality acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance 

Word Bank:
Destitute
Muzzy
Zeal
Trawler
Gaunt
Promontory
Hale
Vaudeville
Trestle
Acolytes

 30 Second Questions:
 What did Marie ask Meursault to do when she heard Raymond beating his wife? ____________________________________________________________________
Why did Raymond become worried on their way to the beach? ____________________________________________________________________
What happened to Salamano’s dog? ____________________________________________________________________
Who is Masson?
 ___________________________________________________________________
What is one peculiar habit that Meursault has? ____________________________________________________________________

 5 Minute Questions: 
What effect does the description of Meursault’s first kill have on the reader? ____________________________________________________________________
Is it accurate to label Meursault as a person devoid of emotion? ____________________________________________________________________

 Essay Question:
In Meursault’s mind, in what ways could love and death be similar? ____________________________________________________________________

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