THE STRANGER:

A UNIT PLAN

Second Edition

Based on the book by Albert Camus

Written by Mary B. Collins

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Stranger

Introduction 5
Unit Objectives 8
Reading Assignment Sheet 9
Unit Outline 10
Study Questions (Short Answer) 12
Quiz/Study Questions (Multiple Choice) 17
Pre-reading Vocabulary Worksheets 25
Lesson One (Introductory Lesson) 35
Nonfiction Assignment Sheet 37
Oral Reading Evaluation Form 39
Writing Assignment 1 46
Writing Assignment 2 48
Writing Assignment 3 50
Writing Evaluation Form 51
Vocabulary Review Activities 44
Extra Writing Assignments/Discussion ?s 43
Unit Review Activities 53
Unit Tests 55
Unit Resource Materials 82
Vocabulary Resource Materials 95
 A FEW NOTES ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Albert Camus

CAMUS, Albert (1913-60). Living in a world overwhelmed by wars and political

upheavals, Albert Camus believed that traditional human values must survive. While his
novels, essays, and plays reflect an indifferent, meaningless universe, Camus argued the
need to rebel against this absurdity-to defend such values as truth and justice.

Albert Camus was born on Nov. 7, 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria. Less than a year later,
his father was killed in World War I. Camus studied philosophy at the University of
Algeria, but his work was cut short by an attack of tuberculosis.

His first published works, collections of essays, describe his life in Algeria. Both
collections contrast the fragile mortality of human beings with the enduring nature of the
physical world. He wrote and acted for the Workers' Theatre, which aimed to bring
outstanding plays to working-class audiences, and he worked as a journalist for the
newspaper Alger-Républicain.

At the outbreak of World War II, Camus went to France, where he joined the Resistance
movement and edited the Resistance newspaper Combat. His first novel, 'The Stranger',
and an essay, "The Myth of Sisyphus," were published in French in 1942. His second
novel, 'The Plague' (1947), is a symbolic account of the fight against an epidemic by
characters who, while aware that their efforts are in vain, work on to try to ease the
suffering of their fellow citizens.

In 1957 Camus received the Nobel prize for literature. On Jan. 4, 1960, he was killed in
an automobile accident near Sens, France.

--- Courtesy of Compton's Learning Company

 INTRODUCTION

This unit has been designed to develop students' reading, writing, thinking, and language skills through
exercises and activities related to The Stranger by Albert Camus. It includes seventeen lessons, supported
by extra resource materials.

The introductory lesson introduces students to one main theme of the novel through a class discussion
prompted by Stephen Crane's A Man Said to the Universe. Following the introductory activity, students
are given a transition to explain how the activity relates to the book they are about to read. Following the
transition, students are given the materials they will be using during the unit. At the end of the lesson,
students begin the pre-reading work for the first reading assignment.

The reading assignments are approximately thirty pages each; some are a little shorter while others are
a little longer. Students have approximately 15 minutes of pre-reading work to do prior to each reading
assignment. This pre-reading work involves reviewing the study questions for the assignment and doing
some vocabulary work for 8 to 10 vocabulary words they will encounter in their reading.

The study guide questions are fact-based questions; students can find the answers to these questions
right in the text. These questions come in two formats: short answer required or multiple choice-matching-
true/false. The best use of these materials is probably to use the short answer version of the questions as
study guides for students (since answers will be more complete), and to use the multiple choice version
for occasional quizzes. It might be a good idea to make transparencies of your answer keys for the
overhead projector.

The vocabulary work is intended to enrich students' vocabularies as well as to aid in the students'
understanding of the book. Prior to each reading assignment, students will complete a two-part worksheet
for approximately 8 to 10 vocabulary words in the upcoming reading assignment. Part I focuses on
students' use of general knowledge and contextual clues by giving the sentence in which the word appears
in the text. Students are then to write down what they think the words mean based on the words' usage.
Part II nails down the definitions of the words by giving students dictionary definitions of the words and
having students match the words to the correct definitions based on the words' contextual usage. Students
should then have an understanding of the words when they meet them in the text.

After each reading assignment, students will go back and formulate answers for the study guide questions.
Discussion of these questions serves as a review of the most important events and ideas presented in the
reading assignments.

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After students complete reading the work, a lesson is devoted to the extra discussion questions/writing
assignments. These questions focus on interpretation, critical analysis and personal response, employing
a variety of thinking skills and adding to the students' understanding of the novel.

Following the discussion session, there is a vocabulary review lesson which pulls together all of the
fragmented vocabulary lists for the reading assignments and gives students a review of all of the words they
have studied.

The group activity which follows the discussion questions has students working in small groups to discuss
the main ideas of the novel. Using the information they have acquired so far through individual work and
class discussions, students get together to further examine the text and to brainstorm ideas relating to the
themes of the novel.

The group activity is followed by a reports and discussion session in which the groups share their ideas
about the themes with the entire class; thus, the entire class is exposed to information about all of the
themes and the entire class can discuss each theme based on the nucleus of information brought forth by
each of the groups.

There are three writing assignments in this unit, each with the purpose of informing, persuading, or having
students express personal opinions. The first assignment is to inform: students write a composition in which
they prepare for the oral report they have to give relating to their nonfiction reading assignment. The
second assignment is to persuade: students take the side of either the prosecution or defense of Meursault
and write their closing arguments to the jury. The third assignment is to express personal opinions: after
a discussion about responsibility, students write a composition in which they answer the question, "Are you
a responsible person?".

There is a nonfiction reading assignment. Students are required to read a piece of nonfiction related
in some way to The Stranger. After reading their nonfiction pieces, students will fill out a worksheet on
which they answer questions regarding facts, interpretation, criticism, and personal opinions. During one
class period, students make oral presentations about the nonfiction pieces they have read. This not only
exposes all students to a wealth of information, it also gives students the opportunity to practice public
speaking.

The review lesson pulls together all of the aspects of the unit. The teacher is given four or five choices
of activities or games to use which all serve the same basic function of reviewing all of the information
presented in the unit.

The unit test comes in two formats: all multiple choice-matching-true/false or with a mixture of matching,
short answer, multiple choice, and composition. As a convenience, two different tests for each format have
been included.

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There are additional support materials included with this unit. The extra activities section includes
suggestions for an in-class library, crossword and word search puzzles related to the novel, and extra
vocabulary worksheets. There is a list of bulletin board ideas which gives the teacher suggestions for
bulletin boards to go along with this unit. In addition, there is a list of extra class activities the teacher
could choose from to enhance the unit or as a substitution for an exercise the teacher might feel is
inappropriate for his/her class. Answer keys are located directly after the reproducible student
materials throughout the unit. The student materials may be reproduced for use in the teacher's classroom
without infringement of copyrights. No other portion of this unit may be reproduced without the written
consent of Teacher's Pet Publications, Inc.

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 UNIT OBJECTIVES - The Stranger

1. Through reading Albert Camus' The Stranger, students will learn about the philosophy
of existentialism.

2. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive, critical
and personal.

3. Students will study related topics such as treatment of the elderly, crime and punishment,
and responsibility.

4. Students will be given the opportunity to practice reading aloud and silently to improve their skills
in each area.

5. Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main events
and characters in The Stranger as they relate to the author's theme development.

6. Students will enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through
the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel.

7. The writing assignments in this unit are geared to several purposes:

a. To have students demonstrate their abilities to inform, to persuade, or
to express their own personal ideas
Note: Students will demonstrate ability to write effectively to inform
by developing and organizing facts to convey information. Students
will demonstrate the ability to write effectively to persuade by
selecting and organizing relevant information, establishing an
argumentative purpose, and by designing an appropriate strategy for
an identified audience. Students will demonstrate the ability to write
effectively to express personal ideas by selecting a form and its
appropriate elements.
b. To check the students' reading comprehension
c. To make students think about the ideas presented by the novel
d. To encourage logical thinking
e. To provide an opportunity to practice good grammar and improve
students' use of the English language.

8. Students will read aloud, report, and participate in large and small group discussions to improve
their public speaking and personal interaction skills.

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 READING ASSIGNMENT SHEET - The Stranger

Date Assigned Reading Assignment Completion Date

Part I: 1-3

Part I: 4-6

Part II

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 UNIT OUTLINE - The Stranger

1 2 3 4 5

Introduction Read I: 1-3 Study ?s I:1-3 Library Study ?s I:4-6

PV I:1-3 PVR I:4-6 PVR II

6 7 8 9 10

Study ?s II Vocabulary Writing Nonfiction Group

Extra Assignment 1 Reports Activity
Questions

11 12 13 14 15

Reports & Writing Speaker Class Activity Writing

Discussion Assignment 2 Assignment 3

16 17

Review Test

Key: P = Preview Study Questions V = Vocabulary Work R = Read

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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS

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 SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Stranger

Part I Chapter numbers are indicated in ( ).

1. Who is the narrator of The Stranger? (1)
2. What does Meursault do in the opening chapter? (1)
3. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death? (1)
4. Who does Meursault encounter at the beach? (2)
5. How do Meursault and Marie spend the Saturday after the funeral? (2)
6. What kind of a movie do they go see?(2)
7. Identify Emmanuel, Celeste, Raymond and Salamano. (3)
8. What does Meursault think of Salamano's relationship with his dog? (3)
9. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character judging from his interactions with
Salamano and Raymond? (3)
10. What does Raymond want Meursault to do for him? (3)
11. Why do the police come to Raymond's room? (4)
12. What happens to Salamano's dog? How does Salamano react?(4)
13. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good
as another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement? (5)
14. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks if he loves her? (5)
15. Who is Masson, and why does Meursault go to his beach house? (6)
16. How does Raymond get hurt? (6)
17. Why does Meursault return to the beach and to the rock by the water? (6)
18. What does Meursault do when he encounters the Arab at the rock? Why? (6)

Part II
1. What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate? (1)
2. What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault's feelings of remorse or
sadness? (1)
3. Why is Marie only allowed to visit Meursault one time? Does Meursault seem to care whether
or not she comes back to visit? (2)
4. How does Meursault pass his time in prison? (2)
5. At Meursault's trial, why is so much made of his conduct at his mother's funeral? (3)
6. What does Celeste say concerning the murder? (3)
7. What is Marie's testimony and how does it hurt Meursault's case? (3)
8. What defense did Meursault's lawyer present? (4)
9. What was the jury's verdict? (4)
10. What does Meursault tell the chaplain? (5)
11. What does Meursault try to explain to the chaplain after he becomes angry? (6)

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 KEY: SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Stranger

Part I Chapter numbers are indicated in ( ).

1. Who is the narrator of The Stranger? (1)
A man named Monsieur Meursault is the narrator.

2. What does Meursault do in the opening chapter? (1)

Informed of his mother's death, Meursault goes to the home for the aged where she has lived.
He sits in vigil for her overnight and attends her burial the next day.

3. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death? (1)

He is emotionally unaffected by it. He goes through the motions of what is expected of him
yet appears to be unconcerned. He does not weep or seem at all grieved at his mother's death.

4. Who does Meursault encounter at the beach? (2)

He sees Marie, a girl who had once worked at the same office where he worked.

5. How do Meursault and Marie spend the Saturday after the funeral? (2)
They swim and flirt with each other and go to the movies together. Marie spends the night
with Meursault.

6. What kind of a movie do they go see?

They see a comedy. Meursault comments that the movie "was funny in parts, but otherwise it
was just too stupid." (2)

7. Identify Emmanuel, Celeste, Raymond and Salamano. (3)

Emmanuel is a dispatcher where Meursault works. Celeste owns a restaurant where Meursault
often eats. Raymond is Meursault's neighbor who claims to work as a warehouse guard, but is
thought to be a pimp. Salamano is Meursault's neighbor who mistreats his dog.

8. What does Meursault think of Salamano's relationship with his dog? (3)
He basically thinks nothing of Salamano's cruel treatment of his dog. Both Celeste and Raymond
mention that it is pitiful, but Meursault just accepts it with no comment.

9. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character judging from his interactions with Salamano and
Raymond? (3)
Meursault does not judge either man. As to the dog's life being pitiful, he just thinks, "Who's to
say?" He listens to Raymond because he finds Raymond to be somewhat interesting and because
he has no reason to not listen to him.

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10. What does Raymond want Meursault to do for him? (3)
He wants Meursault to write a letter to his mistress so she will come back to him and he can further
punish her.

11. Why do the police come to Raymond's room? (4)

A neighbor called the police to come because Raymond is beating his mistress. Note that although
Marie asks Meursault to call the police, he refuses saying simply that he does not like the police.

12. What happens to Salamano's dog? How does Salamano react?(4)

It got away from him while they were out. Salamano is distressed; he loved the dog even though
he often did not act so. He goes to Meursault to talk about his loss.

13. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement? (5)
It reflects Meursault's attitude that nothing matters. One life is as good as another; there is no good
or bad, no right or wrong; things just are the way they are. Whether things are one way or another
makes no difference. He doesn't judge Raymond or pity Salamano's dog, care whether or not he
moves to Paris, or feel grief at his mother's death. He just takes everything with an indifferent
attitude.

14. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks if he loves her? (5)
He says that it doesn't mean anything, but that he probably doesn't love her. Yet later he says he
would marry her if she wanted to get married, although being married has no particular meaning
or significance to him.

15. Who is Masson, and why does Meursault go to his beach house? (6)
Masson is a friend of Raymond who invited Raymond to bring his friends to the beach house for
a weekend. Raymond invited Meursault and Marie, who gladly accepted the invitation, since they
love the sea and the sun.

16. How does Raymond get hurt? (6)

While walking on the beach, he, Masson and Meursault encounter the "Arabs," we are told are the
brother of Raymond's mistress and the brother's friend. During the brief fight, Raymond is cut on
the arm and mouth.

17. Why does Meursault return to the beach and to the rock by the water? (6)
He is too tired to climb the stairs to the beach house and to face the women. Since he thinks it
makes no difference if he climbs the stairs or not, he decides to take the easy route and go back
to the beach. As he walks, the sun becomes hotter and he heads back to the shade and cool water
by the rock.

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18. What does Meursault do when he encounters the Arab at the rock? Why? (6)
He shoots him. The first shot was an accident; he was dazed by the sun, couldn't see because of
the sweat in his eyes, and he pulled the trigger of the gun before he realized what he had done. The
other four shots he fired into the corpse remain unexplained.

Part II
1. What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate? (1)
Meursault's lack of emotion or remorse concerning both his crime and his mother's death cause
both his lawyer and the magistrate to become angry and unsure of how to deal with him.

2. What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault's feelings of remorse or sadness?
He waves a crucifix in front of Meursault and appeals to his religious beliefs. What the magistrate
discovers is that Meursault truly does not believe in God or any kind of religion.

3. Why is Marie only allowed to visit Meursault one time? Does Meursault seem to care whether or not
she comes back to visit? (2)
She is not allowed to visit more because she is not his wife. He doesn't seem to care very much.
What he misses is their physical relationship.

4. How does Meursault pass his time in prison? (2)

He sleeps most of the time, and in the remaining hours, he tries to remember details of his room at
home and does other mind games, and tends to things like meals and other events of the prison
routine.

5. At Meursault's trial, why is so much made of his conduct at his mother's funeral? (3)
Meursault's lack of emotion at his own mother's funeral gives the prosecution evidence that
Meursault is a hard-hearted man, a cold-blooded killer.

6. What does Celeste say concerning the murder? (3)

He tries to help Meursault, but all he can offer is that the murder was "bad luck."

7. What is Marie's testimony and how does it hurt Meursault's case? (3)
She relates the events of the day they began their relationship -- their meeting at the beach, the
movie, and their night together. Since these events took place on the day after his mother's funeral,
they reinforce the prosecution's idea that Meursault is without morals; he is out having a good time,
living it up at a time when he should be in mourning.

8. What defense did Meursault's lawyer present? (4)

He tried to show Meursault as a hard worker, a "model son" who did what he thought was best
for his mother, and a caring individual. He left out any mention of the funeral, since his actions there
were indefensible.

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9. What was the jury's verdict? (4)
Meursault was found guilty and sentenced to death at the guillotine.

10. What does Meursault tell the chaplain? (5)

He tells him that he does not believe in God and is not at all even interested in the subject. He says
he has no time to spare for things that hold no interest for him.

11. What does Meursault try to explain to the chaplain after he becomes angry? (6)
He tries to make the chaplain see that one life is as good (or bad) as another, that everyone waits
for his execution, that nothing matters because ultimately there is only "nothing."

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 MULTIPLE CHOICE STUDY GUIDE/QUIZ QUESTIONS - The Stranger

Part I
1. From what point of view is the novel written?
a. It is written from the first person point of view.
b. It is written from the third person point of view.
c. It is written from the third person omniscient author point of view.

2. What does Meursault do in the opening chapter?

a. He looks for a new job.
b. He quits school and begins to live the life of an artist.
c. He attends his mother's funeral.
d. He takes the train to Paris for the weekend.

3. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death?

a. He screams and cries, and has to be restrained.
b. He is crushed, but bears his grief stoically.
c. He says he never loved her anyway, and he is glad to be rid of her.
d. He is emotionally unaffected, and doesn't weep or grieve.

4. Who does Meursault encounter at the beach?

a. He meets his old college roommate.
b. He meets a girl who had once worked at the same office as he did.
c. He meets a friend of his mother's from the nursing home.
d. He meets his aunt, his only living relative.

5. Which of the following is not one of the ways Marie and Meursault spend the Saturday after
the funeral?
a. They swim.
b. They flirt.
c. They had lunch at his favorite restaurant.
d. They spent the night together.

6. What kind of a movie did they go to see?

a. It was a comedy.
b. It was a musical.
c. It was a documentary about the war.
d. It was a cartoon from America.

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The Stranger Multiple Choice Study Questions Page 2

7-10. Match each of the following characters with the correct description.
7. Emmanuel A. restaurant owner
8. Celeste B. claims to work as a warehouse guard
9. Raymond C. a dispatcher
10. Salamano D. mistreats the dog

11. What does Meursault think of his neighbor's relationship with his dog?
a. He thinks it is cruel.
b. He accepts it with no comment.
c. He approves because he doesn't like animals.
d. He pities the two of them, because they only have each other.

12. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character from his interactions with Salamano and
Raymond?
a. He is harsh and judgmental.
b. He does not judge either man.
c. He uses people for his own advantage.
d. He is insane.

13. What does Raymond want Meursault to do for him?

a. He wants Meursault to invest his money, because Meursault does well with stocks.
b. He wants Meursault to move in with him and share an apartment.
c. He wants Meursault to write a letter to his (Raymond's) mistress so she will come back
to him.
d. He wants Meursault to take a vacation cruise with him.

14. True or False: The police have been called to Raymond's room because he is beating his mistress.
a. True
b. False

15. True or False: Meursault makes the call because Marie has asked him to.
a. True
b. False

16. What happens to Salamano's dog?

a. It gets away from him while they are out.
b. The dogcatchers take it because it is sick.
c. It is run over by a delivery truck.
d. It drops dead of old age.

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17. True or False: Salamano is glad to be rid of the dog.

a. True
b. False

18. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement?
a. He is a philosopher.
b. He takes everything with an indifferent attitude.
c. He is not respectful to his superiors.
d. He values life above all else.

19. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks if he loves her?
a. He says it doesn't mean anything, but he probably doesn't love her.
b. He says he loves her very much.
c. He changes the subject.
d. He tells her he loves her even though he doesn't, just because it's easier than telling the truth.

20. True or False: Meursault also tells Marie that no matter how he feels, he would never marry her
because he never wants to get married.
a. True
b. False

21. Who is Masson?

a. He is the owner of a vineyard where Meursault wants to work.
b. He is Meursault's boss.
c. He is a friend of Raymond.
d. He is Marie's former lover who has returned for her.

22. Why does Meursault go to the beach house?

a. He wants to get away from Marie.
b. He has been invited by Raymond.
c. He has been evicted from his apartment and has nowhere else to go.
d. He is thinking of buying it for an investment.

23. How does Raymond get hurt?

a. He and his companions encounter the "Arabs" and he is cut by one man's knife.
b. He is diving off a rock into the ocean and slips.
c. He is attacked by a school of jellyfish.
d. He is running in his bare feet and cuts his foot on a sharp piece of clam shell.

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24. True or False: Meursault takes the easy route and goes back to the beach.
a. True
b. False

25. What does Meursault do when he encounters the man at the rock?
a. He shoots him.
b. He knifes him.
c. He starts a fist fight.
d. He strangles the man.

26. Are his actions after his initial reaction explained?

a. Yes, they are.
b. No, they are not.

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Part II
27. True or False: Meursault's lack of emotion or remorse concerning his crime and his mother's death
cause both his lawyer and the magistrate to become angry and unsure of how to deal with him.
a. True
b. False

28. What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault feelings?
a. He uses a picture of Meursault's mother to remind him of his loss.
b. He uses hypnosis.
c. He waves a crucifix and appeals to his religious beliefs.
d. He orders that Meursault be kept in solitary confinement until he repents.

29. Why is Marie allowed only one visit to Meursault?

a. The guards are afraid she will smuggle in poison so he can kill himself.
b. It is too expensive. Visitors must bribe the guards to get in, and she can only afford one
bribe.
c. She is not his wife.
d. She has been arrested as an accomplice to the crime and is in jail herself.

30. Does Meursault seem to care whether or not she comes back to visit?
a. Yes, he does.
b. No, he doesn't.

31. Which of the following is not one of the things Meursault does to pass the time in prison?
a. He sleeps most of the time.
b. He tries to remember details of his room at home.
c. He reads and studies in the prison library.
d. He tends to meals and other events of the prison routine.

32. True or False: At Meursault's trial, the prosecutor uses Meursault's lack of emotion at his mother's
funeral as evidence that Meursault is a hard-hearted man and a cold-blooded killer.
a. True
b. False

33. What does Celeste say concerning the murder?

a. He says that he always thought Meursault had a violent streak.
b. He said he was sure it was self-defense.
c. He said it was bad luck.
d. He said the Arab got what he deserved.

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34. What is Marie's testimony?

a. She tells about the day of the murder.
b. She tells about Raymond's mistreatment of his mistress.
c. She tells about Meursault's childhood.
d. She tells about the events of the day she met Meursault.

35. Does Marie's testimony help or hurt Meursault?

a. It helps.
b. It hurts.

36. True or False: Meursault's lawyer tried to show that Meursault was temporarily insane because he
was grieving over his mother's death.
a. True
b. False

37. What was the jury's verdict?

a. They found Meursault guilty and he was sentenced to death at the guillotine.
b. They found Meursault not guilty by reason of insanity and sent him to an asylum.
c. They found Meursault guilty with mitigating circumstances and sentenced him to life in
prison.
d. They found that Meursault acted in self- defense and he was released.

38. What does Meursault tell the chaplain?

a. He says he has had a conversion and asks to be baptized.
b. He says he does not believe in God and has no time for things that do not interest him.
c. He is sorry for all he has done and asks for forgiveness.
d. He wishes he could go back and do it all over again; he would do things differently.

39. What does Meursault do after the chaplain responds to his statement?
a. He tries to make the chaplain see that nothing matters because ultimately there is only
nothing.
b. He kneels down and starts praying, and asks to be forgiven.
c. He finally breaks down and laughs hysterically.
d. He called for the guards and asked to have the chaplain removed.

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ANSWER KEY - MULTIPLE CHOICE STUDY/QUIZ QUESTIONS
The Stranger

Part I Part II
1. A 27. A
2. C 28. C
3. D 29. C
4. B 30. B
5. C 31. C
6. A 32. A
7. C 33. C
8. A 34. D
9. B 35. B
10. D 36. B
11. B 37. A
12. B 38. B
13. C 39. A
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. A
25. A
26. B

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PREREADING VOCABULARY
WORKSHEETS

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 VOCABULARY - The Stranger
Part I Chapters 1-3 Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use
any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think
the underlined words mean on the lines provided.

1. He's the one who should have offered his condolences.

______________________________________________________________________________

2. While not an atheist, Maman had never in her life given a thought to religion.
______________________________________________________________________________

3. In the little mortuary he told me that he'd come to the home because he was destitute.

______________________________________________________________________________

4. He kept hacking into a large checkered handkerchief, and every cough was like a convulsion.

______________________________________________________________________________

5. The uncomfortable vigil had left their faces ashen looking.

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6. The men moved toward the casket with a pall.

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7. Strange, floppy, thick-rimmed ears stuck out through his fine, white hair, and I was struck by their
blood-red color next to the pallor of his face.

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8. . . . more people, voices, the village, waiting in front of a cafe, the incessant drone of the motor, and
my joy when the bus entered the nest of lights that was Algiers. . . . . . . . .

______________________________________________________________________________

9. The matinees had all started, I guess.

______________________________________________________________________________

10. Soon afterwards, with the streetcars running less often and the sky already blue above the trees and
the lamps, the neighborhood emptied out, almost imperceptibly, until the first cat slowly made its
way across the now deserted street.
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Vocabulary - The Stranger Part I Chapters 1-3 Continued

Part II: Determining the Meaning

Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. If there are words for which you cannot
figure out the definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a dictionary.

___ 1. condolences A. ceaseless; continual

___ 2. atheist B. lacking the means of subsistence; left friendless
___ 3. destitute C. a period of watchful attention; a watch kept by night
___ 4. convulsion D. expressions of sympathy
___ 5. vigil E. very slight, gradual or subtle
___ 6. pall F. violent and involuntary spasmodic contraction of the
muscles; commotion
___ 7. pallor G. one who disbelieves the existence of a God
___ 8. incessant H. entertainments held in the afternoon
___ 9. matinees I. unnatural paleness, as from fear, ill health or death
___ 10. imperceptibly J. cloth covering a coffin; a square, linen-covered piece of
cardboard used to cover a chalice; something that
overspreads with darkness and gloom

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Vocabulary - The Stranger Part I Chapters 4-6

Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues

Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use
any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think
the underlined words mean on the lines provided.

11. The look on Raymond's face changed, but he didn't say anything for a minute, and then he asked, in
a meek voice, if he could pick up his cigarette.

______________________________________________________________________________

12. He was looking all over the place, turning around, peering into the darkness of the entryway,
muttering incoherently, and then he started searching the street again with his little red eyes.

______________________________________________________________________________

13. And from the peculiar little noise coming through the partition, I realized he was crying.

______________________________________________________________________________

14. He told me he wanted to talk to me about a plan of his that was still pretty vague.

______________________________________________________________________________

15. Then I told her about my boss's proposition and she said she'd love to see Paris.

______________________________________________________________________________

16. I had already finished and she was still checking away with the same zeal.

______________________________________________________________________________

17. For the first time since I'd known him, and with a furtive gesture, he offered me his hand, and I felt
the scales on his skin.

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18. I found it a little repulsive.

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19. Before we reached the edge of the plateau, we could already see the motionless sea and, farther
out, a massive, drowsy-looking promontory in the clear water.

______________________________________________________________________________

20. But most of the time, he was just a form shimmering before my eyes in the fiery air.

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Vocabulary - The Stranger Part I Chapters 4-6 Continued

Part II: Determining the Meaning

Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. If there are words for which you cannot
figure out the definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a dictionary.

___ 11. meek A. putting forth a plan, idea, or scheme for consideration
___ 12. incoherently B. unduly patient or submissive; gentle; mild; kind
___ 13. peculiar C. intensely hot as winds or desert sands; passionate
___ 14. vague D. in a manner wishing to escape observation; secret
___ 15. proposition E. a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea
___ 16. zeal F. causing repugnance or aversion; tending to drive back
___ 17. furtive G. without logical connection; rambling; uncoordinated
___ 18. repulsive H. indefinite; indistinct
___ 19. promontory I. passionate ardor in behalf of a person, cause or object
___ 20. fiery J. strange; odd; uncommon; unusual

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Vocabulary - The Stranger Part II Chapters 1-3

Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues

Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use
any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think
the underlined words mean on the lines provided.

21. I pointed out to him that none of this had anything to do with my case, but all he said was that it was
obvious I had never had any dealings with the law.

______________________________________________________________________________

22. He took out a silver crucifix which he brandished as he came toward me.

______________________________________________________________________________

23. . . . and asking me if I believed in God. I said no. He sat down indignantly.

______________________________________________________________________________

24. The result was that our discussions became more cordial.

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25. Then very quickly and still in a very loud voice she said yes, that I would be acquitted and that we
would go swimming again.

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26. The only oasis of silence was next to me where the small young man and the old woman were
gazing at each other.

______________________________________________________________________________

27. Right after you, there's a parricide coming up.

______________________________________________________________________________

28. Flipping through a file, the prosecutor asked her bluntly when our "liaison" had begun.

______________________________________________________________________________

29. He wanted to know if it was just by chance that I hadn't intervened when Raymond had beaten up
his girlfriend, . . . .

______________________________________________________________________________

30. They had before them the basest of crimes, a crime made worse than sordid by the fact that they
were dealing with a monster, a man without morals.

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Vocabulary - The Stranger Part II Chapters 1-3 Continued

Part II: Determining the Meaning

Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. If there are words for which you cannot
figure out the definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a dictionary.

___ 21. obvious A. warmly friendly; stimulating; a liqueur

___ 22. brandished B. any place or part of one's experience that is refreshingly
different; a fertile spot in the desert
___ 23. indignantly C. manifest; evident; exposed
___ 24. cordial D. dirty; squalid; morally mean or base
___ 25. acquitted E. righteously angry; displeasure at something deemed unworthy
___ 26. oasis F. interfered; came between
___ 27. parricide G. flourished; waved or shook a weapon
___ 28. liaison H. pronounced not guilty; discharged of obligation or debt
___ 29. intervened I. crime of killing one's father or either parent or anyone to whom
reverence is owed
___ 30. sordid J. an illicit intimacy between a man and woman; a cooperative
relationship maintained to ensure concerted action

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Vocabulary - The Stranger Part II Chapters 4-5

Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues

Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use
any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think
the underlined words mean on the lines provided.

31. Only bits and pieces---a gesture or a long but isolated tirade--- caught my attention or aroused my
interest.

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32. The gist of what he was saying, if I understood him correctly, was that my crime was premeditated.

______________________________________________________________________________

33. What he was saying was plausible.

______________________________________________________________________________

34. Not once during the preliminary hearings did this man show emotion over his heinous offense."

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35. According to him, the imagination recoiled before such an odious offense.

______________________________________________________________________________

36. But all the long speeches, all the interminable days and hours that people had spent talking about my
soul, had left me with the impression of a colorless swirling river that was making me dizzy.

______________________________________________________________________________

37. What really counted was the possibility of escape, a leap to freedom, out of the implacable ritual, a
wild run for it that would give whatever chance for hope there was.

______________________________________________________________________________

38. They were slender and sinewy and they reminded me of two nimble animals.

______________________________________________________________________________

39. Even there, in that kind of home where lives were fading out, evening was a kind of wistful respite.

______________________________________________________________________________

40. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large
crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate.

______________________________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary - The Stranger - Part II Chapters 4-5 Continued

Part II: Determining the Meaning

Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions. If there are words for which you cannot
figure out the definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a dictionary.

___ 31. tirade A. detestable; highly offensive

___ 32. premeditated B. full of tendons; tough; stringy
___ 33. plausible C. culminated; completed; fulfilled
___ 34. heinous D. appearance of truth or reason; seeming worthy of acceptance
___ 35. odious E. long outburst of denunciation; a vehement speech
___ 36. interminable F. temporary relief
___ 37. implacable G. planned beforehand
___ 38. sinewy H. cannot be appeased or pacified
___ 39. respite I. hateful; wicked or criminal; atrocious
___ 40. consummated J. unending; endless, or seemingly so

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 ANSWER KEY - VOCABULARY
The Stranger

Part I Chapters 1-3 Part I Chapters 4- 6 Part II Chapters 1- 3

1. D 11. B 21. C
2. G 12. G 22. G
3. B 13. J 23. E
4. F 14. H 24. A
5. C 15. A 25. H
6. J 16. I 26. B
7. I 17. D 27. I
8. A 18. F 28. J
9. H 19. E 29. F
10. E 20. C 30. D

Part II Chapters 4 -5

31. E
32. G
33. D
34. I
35. A
36. J
37. H
38. B
39. F
40. C

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DAILY LESSONS

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 LESSON ONE

Objectives
1. To introduce The Stranger unit.
2. To distribute books and other related materials
3. To preview the study questions for Part I:1-3
4. To familiarize students with the vocabulary for Part I:1-3

Activity #1
Write the following poem by Stephen Crane on the board:
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
Use this poem as a springboard for a discussion about what it is that gives meaning to our lives.

Activity #2
Write the following definition (from the American Heritage Dictionary) on the board:
existentialism - A body of ethical thought, current in the 19th and 20th
centuries, centering about the uniqueness and isolation of individual experience in
a universe indifferent or even hostile to man, regarding human existence as
unexplainable, and emphasizing man's freedom of choice and responsibility for
the consequences of his acts.

Talk about the definition, examining each part and putting in simpler terms what each part means.
Introduce Albert Camus, giving students some biographical information about this author. Explain that
the book students are about to read, The Stranger, by Albert Camus has many qualities of
existentialism in it. Tell students to write down the definition of existentialism and to keep it in mind as
they read the book.

Activity #3
Distribute the materials students will use in this unit. Explain in detail how students are to use these
materials.

Study Guides Students should read the study guide questions for each reading assignment prior to
beginning the reading assignment to get a feeling for what events and ideas are important in the section
they are about to read. After reading the section, students will (as a class or individually) answer the
questions to review the important events and ideas from that section of the book. Students should keep
the study guides as study materials for the unit test.

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Vocabulary Prior to reading a reading assignment, students will do vocabulary work related to the
section of the book they are about to read. Following the completion of the reading of the book, there
will be a vocabulary review of all the words used in the vocabulary assignments. Students should keep
their vocabulary work as study materials for the unit test.

Reading Assignment Sheet You need to fill in the reading assignment sheet to let students know by
when their reading has to be completed. You can either write the assignment sheet up on a side
blackboard or bulletin board and leave it there for students to see each day, or you can "ditto" copies
for each student to have. In either case, you should advise students to become very familiar with the
reading assignments so they know what is expected of them.

Extra Activities Center The Unit Resource portion of this unit contains suggestions for an extra library
of related books and articles in your classroom as well as crossword and word search puzzles. Make
an extra activities center in your room where you will keep these materials for students to use. (Bring the
books and articles in from the library and keep several copies of the puzzles on hand.) Explain to
students that these materials are available for students to use when they finish reading assignments or
other class work early.

Nonfiction Assignment Sheet Explain to students that they each are to read at least one non-fiction
piece from the in-class library at some time during the unit. Students will fill out a nonfiction assignment
sheet after completing the reading to help you evaluate their reading experiences and to help the
students think about and evaluate their own reading experiences.

Books Each school has its own rules and regulations regarding student use of school books. Advise
students of the procedures that are normal for your school.

Activity #3
Show students how to preview the study questions and do the prereading vocabulary work for Part I:1-
3 of The Stranger. If students do not finish this assignment during this class period, they should
complete it prior to the next class meeting.

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 NONFICTION ASSIGNMENT SHEET
(To be completed after reading the required nonfiction article)

Name Date

Title of Nonfiction Read

Written By Publication Date

I. Factual Summary: Write a short summary of the piece you read.

II. Vocabulary
1. With which vocabulary words in the piece did you encounter some degree of difficulty?

2. How did you resolve your lack of understanding with these words?

III. Interpretation: What was the main point the author wanted you to get from reading his work?

IV. Criticism
1. With which points of the piece did you agree or find easy to accept? Why?

2. With which points of the piece did you disagree or find difficult to believe? Why?

V. Personal Response: What do you think about this piece? OR How does this piece influence your
ideas?

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 LESSON TWO

Objectives
1. To read Part I:1-3
2. To give students practice reading orally
3. To evaluate students' oral reading

Activity
Have students read Part I:1-3 of The Stranger out loud in class. You probably know the best way to
get readers with your class; pick students at random, ask for volunteers, or use whatever method works
best for your group. If you have not yet completed an oral reading evaluation for your students this
marking period, this would be a good opportunity to do so. A form is included with this unit for your
convenience.

If students do not complete reading Part I:1-3 in class, they should do so prior to your next class
meeting.

LESSON THREE

Objectives
1. To review the main events and ideas from Part I:1-3
2. To preview the study questions for Part I:4-6
3. To familiarize students with the vocabulary in Part I:4-6
4. To read Part I:4-6

Activity #1
Give students a few minutes to formulate answers for the study guide questions for Part I:1-3, and then
discuss the answers to the questions in detail. Write the answers on the board or overhead transparency
so students can have the correct answers for study purposes. Note: It is a good practice in public
speaking and leadership skills for individual students to take charge of leading the discussions of the
study questions. Perhaps a different student could go to the front of the class and lead the discussion
each day that the study questions are discussed during this unit. Of course, the teacher should guide the
discussion when appropriate and be sure to fill in any gaps the students leave.

Activity #2
Give students about fifteen minutes to preview the study questions for Part I:4-6 of The Stranger and
to do the related vocabulary work.

Activity #3
Tell students to read Part I:4-6 of The Stranger prior to your next class period. If there is time
remaining in this period, students may begin reading silently.

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 ORAL READING EVALUATION

Name Class Date

SKILL EXCELLENT GOOD AVERAGE FAIR POOR

Fluency 5 4 3 2 1

Clarity 5 4 3 2 1

Audibility 5 4 3 2 1

Pronunciation 5 4 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1

Total Grade

Comments:

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 LESSON FOUR
Objectives
1. To give students the opportunity to explore nonfiction topics related to the story
2. To give students the opportunity to use the library
3. To broaden students' knowledge of our world
4. To hold writing conferences with individual students

Activity #1
Take students to the library. Explain to them that this is their opportunity to complete the nonfiction
reading assignment which accompanies this unit. Students are to find nonfiction books or articles in some
way relating to The Stranger. Students are to use this time to find nonfiction materials that interest them
and to begin reading. Remind students to complete the Nonfiction Assignment Sheet after they have
done their reading.

Remind students that they will be giving a little oral report about their nonfiction reading in Lesson Nine.
(Give students a day and a date.)

Suggested Topics (Feel free to add to this list.)

Care of the elderly
Nursing homes
Death penalty cases
Existentialism
Philosophy
Crime and punishment
Jury duty
Criminal psychology
Articles of criticism about The Stranger
Biographical information about Camus (and others who were influenced by existentialism)
Ways to cope with death and grief
Family relationships
How to be involved in successful relationships

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 LESSON FIVE

Objectives
1. To review the main ideas and events from Part I:4-6
2. To preview and read Part II

Activity #1
Give students a few minutes to formulate answers to the study questions for Part I:4-6. Discuss
students' answers and write the "correct" answers on the board for students to copy for study use.

Activity #2
Tell students that prior to your next class meeting they should do the prereading and reading work for
Part II of the book. They may use this class period to work on this assignment.

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 LESSON SIX

Objectives
1. To review the main ideas of Part II
2. To discuss The Stranger on interpretive and critical levels

Activity #1
Take a few minutes at the beginning of the period to review the study questions for Part II.

Activity #2
Choose the questions from the Extra Discussion Questions/Writing Assignments which seem most
appropriate for your students. A class discussion of these questions is most effective if students have
been given the opportunity to formulate answers to the questions prior to the discussion. To this end, you
may either have all the students formulate answers to all the questions, divide your class into groups and
assign one or more questions to each group, or you could assign one question to each student in your
class. The option you choose will make a difference in the amount of class time needed for this activity.

Activity #3
After students have had ample time to formulate answers to the questions, begin your class discussion
of the questions and the ideas presented by the questions. Be sure students take notes during the
discussion so they have information to study for the unit test.

LESSON SEVEN

Objective
To review all of the vocabulary work done in this unit

Activity
Choose one (or more) of the vocabulary review activities listed below and spend your class period as
directed in the activity. Some of the materials for these review activities are located in the Vocabulary
Resource section of this unit.

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 EXTRA WRITING ASSIGNMENTS/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS - The Stranger

Interpretation
1. What point of view does Camus use for The Stranger? How does this contribute to our
understanding of the themes in the story?
2. Write a list of the main events in The Stranger.
3. Is the story of The Stranger believable? Why or why not?
4. Where is the climax of the story?
5. Are the characters in The Stranger stereotypes? If so, why are stereotypes used? If not,
explain how they merit individuality?
6. What are the main conflicts in the story, and how are they resolved?
7. Why was the novel divided into two parts? What are the characteristics of each part?

Critical
8. Is Meursault's death in the book inevitable? Of course everyone dies, but why didn't Camus
write the story with a happy ending--with Marie and Meursault living happily ever after?
9. Are Meursault's actions believably motivated? Explain why or why not.
10. What is the role of the Marie in the story? Why was she included?
11. Characterize Albert Camus' style of writing. How does it contribute to the value of the
novel?
12. Compare and contrast Meursault and Raymond.
13. Who was responsible for the death of the Arab? Explain your choice.
14. What function does the character of the woman at the restaurant serve in the novel?
15. What characteristics of existentialism are present in the novel, and how is each shown?
16. Compare and contrast the magistrate and the chaplain (priest).
17. People seem to go to Meursault for advice or to ask his opinions. Why?
18. Is Meursault as uncaring as he seems to be?
19. Why did Meursault not jump at the chance to go to Paris?
20. How was Meursault different from his usual self on the day of the murder?
21. Why did Meursault want a crowd of people at his execution?
22. Explain the significance of the title The Stranger.

Personal Response
23. If this story were told in the first person narrative by Marie, how would the story and its
effect have changed?
24. Who is responsible for Meursault's situation? Explain why.
25. The Stranger is a short novel. Could anything have been gained by including more scenes
from the time before or after the events of the story? If so, what could have been added
and for what purpose. If not, explain why not.
26. Did you enjoy reading The Stranger? Why or why not?
27. Would you have been Meursault's friend? Why or why not?

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 VOCABULARY REVIEW ACTIVITIES

1. Divide your class into two teams and have an old-fashioned spelling or definition bee.

2. Give each of your students (or students in groups of two, three or four) a The Stranger Vocabulary
Word Search Puzzle. The person (group) to find all of the vocabulary words in the puzzle first wins.

3. Give students a The Stranger Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle without the word list. The person or
group to find the most vocabulary words in the puzzle wins.

4. Use a The Stranger Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle. Put the puzzle onto a transparency on the
overhead projector (so everyone can see it), and do the puzzle together as a class.

5. Give students a The Stranger Vocabulary Matching Worksheet to do.

6. Divide your class into two teams. Use The Stranger vocabulary words with their letters jumbled as a
word list. Student 1 from Team A faces off against Student 1 from Team B. You write the first
jumbled word on the board. The first student (1A or 1B) to unscramble the word wins the chance for
his/her team to score points. If 1A wins the jumble, go to student 2A and give him/her a definition.
He/she must give you the correct spelling of the vocabulary word which fits that definition. If he/she
does, Team A scores a point, and you give student 3A a definition for which you expect a correctly
spelled matching vocabulary word. Continue giving Team A definitions until some team member
makes an incorrect response. An incorrect response sends the game back to the jumbled-word face
off, this time with students 2A and 2B. Instead of repeating giving definitions to the first few students
of each team, continue with the student after the one who gave the last incorrect response on the
team. For example, if Team B wins the jumbled-word face-off, and student 5B gave the last incorrect
answer for Team B, you would start this round of definition questions with student 6B, and so on. The
team with the most points wins!

7. Have students write a story in which they correctly use as many vocabulary words as possible. Have
students read their compositions orally! Post the most original compositions on your bulletin board!

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 LESSON EIGHT

Objectives
1. To give students the opportunity to practice writing to inform
2. To give the teacher the opportunity to evaluate students' writing skills
3. To help students prepare for their oral presentations

Activity
Distribute Writing Assignment #1. Discuss the directions in detail and then give students ample time to
complete the assignment.

LESSON NINE

Objectives
1. To widen the breadth of students' knowledge about the topics discussed or
touched upon in The Stranger
2. To check students' nonfiction reading assignments

Activity
Ask each student to give a brief oral report about the nonfiction work he/she read for the nonfiction
reading assignment. Your criteria for evaluating this report will vary depending on the level of your
students. You may wish for students to give a complete report without using notes of any kind, or you
may want students to read directly from a written report, or you may want to do something in between
these two extremes. Just make students aware of your criteria in ample time for them to prepare their
reports.

Start with one student's report. After that, ask if anyone else in the class has read about a topic related
to the first student's report. If no one has, choose another student at random. After each report, be sure
to ask if anyone has a report related to the one just completed. That will help keep a continuity during
the discussion of the reports.

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 WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 - The Stranger

PROMPT
You have read at least one article of nonfiction relating to The Stranger. Now you are to write a
composition in which you summarize your article(s). This is to help you review the information as well as
to help prepare you for your oral presentation.

PREWRITING
Your reading has been done, and you probably have some notes on paper sitting in front of you. Look
at your notes and begin to organize them. Arrange the notes in an order that makes sense: chronological
order (order of time that the events happen) is often appropriate.

DRAFTING
Start with a paragraph in which you introduce your topic. In the body of your paper write your
summary. Finally, write a paragraph in which you give your opinions about your topic (tell whether you
agree or disagree with the article, for example).

PROMPT
When you finish the rough draft of your paper, ask a student who sits near you to read it. After reading
your rough draft, he/she should tell you what he/she liked best about your work, which parts were
difficult to understand, and ways in which your work could be improved. Reread your paper considering
your critic's comments, and make the corrections you think are necessary.

PROOFREADING
Do a final proofreading of your paper double-checking your grammar, spelling, organization, and the
clarity of your ideas.

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 LESSON TEN AND ELEVEN

Objectives
1. To study the novel more closely through all six chapters.
2. To give students the opportunity to practice their personal interaction skills in a
small group setting.
3. To give students the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills as they
report their small group findings.

Activity #1
Divide the class into six groups. Each group should be assigned one of the following topics:
blame/fault/guilt, colors, images (sea, sun, sleep, things being unclear in M's mind, etc.), changes
in Meursault, religion, and truth. Students within the group will each take specific chapters of
The Stranger and find all the references to their group's topic in that chapter. Students should
jot down their findings. When the individuals are done with their research, group members
should get together to discuss their findings. Based on their research, they should try to draw
some conclusions about the topic.

Activity #2
The groups will each report their findings and conclusions to the whole class. Each student will
give his findings, and one group member will give the group's conclusions.
The teacher or a student should write down on the board or overhead all of the findings and
conclusions. If you have enough room, a chart format would be helpful for students' study
purposes. (Students should all take notes from the board for later study.)

LESSON TWELVE

Objectives
1. To review the material facts of the story and evaluate them
2. To give students the opportunity to practice writing to persuade
3. To give the teacher the opportunity to evaluate students' writing skills and
understanding of the novel

Activity
Distribute Writing Assignment #2. Discuss the directions in detail and give students ample time to
complete the assignment.

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 WRITING ASSIGNMENT #2 - The Stranger

PROMPT
One of the first things that one notices upon studying our criminal justice system is that there is a
difference between "justice" and "law." One of our rights as citizens of the United States is the right to a
fair trial under the law. Certain procedures have been developed to insure that one gets a fair trial. You
have probably heard of someone "getting off on a technicality," which means usually that some legal
procedure was not followed correctly and therefore the case against the defendant was dismissed
(whether he/she was guilty or not). If you are the defendant, you celebrate. If you are the victim, you
may be angry or astonished that "justice" was not served. The person who did this thing to you just
waltzed out of the courtroom without punishment. Thus, you can see the difference between "justice"
and "law."
Your assignment is to write a composition in which you persuade me that justice was (or was
not) served in Meursault's case.

PREWRITING
Review the passages in the text relating to Meursault's trial; specifically the statements made to
the court by the two attorneys. Take two pieces of scratch paper. Label one Defense and the other
Prosecution. On the Defense paper, jot down the arguments Meursault's attorney made on his behalf.
On the Prosecution paper, jot down the arguments the state's attorney made against Meursault.
Consider the arguments on both sides. Decide whether or not the sentence the judge gave Meursault
was "just" or not.
Jot down three reasons why you think the sentence was (or was not) just. Next to each reason
jot down some examples, ideas or explanations to support your reason.

DRAFTING
Write a paragraph in which you introduce the idea that the sentence handed down to Meursault
from the judge was (or was not) just.
Write one paragraph for each of the reasons you listed for your decision. Each paragraph
should have a topic sentence stating your reason and should be filled out with examples, ideas or
explanations to support your reasons.
Write one paragraph in which you draw your conclusions and bring your composition to a
close.

PROOFREADING
When you finish the rough draft of your paper, ask a student who sits near you to read it. After
reading your rough draft, he/she should tell you what he/she liked best about your work, which parts
were difficult to understand, and ways in which your work could be improved. Reread your paper
considering your critic's comments, and make the corrections you think are necessary. Do a final
proofreading of your paper double-checking your grammar, spelling, organization, and the clarity of
your ideas.

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Objectives
1. To look at the story from a different perspective--as jurors at the trial
2. To educate students about one of their civic responsibilities--jury duty

Activity
Have a retired judge or a lawyer come to your classroom to discuss our civic responsibility of jury
duty. He/she should explain to students how one is chosen for jury duty and what is expected of jurors.
Many areas have a video tape that is shown to jury panels as they begin their duty. Perhaps you could
borrow a copy and show it.

Follow-up: After the presentation, ask students to pretend they were jurors at Meursault's trial. Give
them a few minutes to make up their minds as to whether they would have found him guilty or innocent,
and then ask for a show of hands to see what the vote would have been from your student jury panel.
LESSONS FOURTEEN AND FIFTEEN
Objectives
1. To discuss the whole issue of responsibility
2. To get students to evaluate how responsibly they behave
3. To give the teacher the opportunity to evaluate students' writing skills
4. To give students the opportunity to practice writing personal opinions

Activity #1
Ask students to each write a definition for the word "responsible." After students have written their
definitions, collect them and read them to the class (without identifying the writer of each definition). Tell
students to consider all the aspects of responsibility that were put forth in the definitions you just read,
and then work together as a class to come up with the best definition possible. Have students
brainstorm a list of different kinds of responsibilities they each have. After students have completed this
task, ask for students to volunteer to read their own lists. Using these lists as springboards, have the
class come up with a list of responsibilities we all have (civic, personal, ethical/moral, etc.). Ask
students,"How well did Meursault handle his responsibilities?" and use this as a springboard to discuss
this aspect of the story. (This also acts as a transition to the next writing assignment.)

Activity #2
Distribute Writing Assignment #3. Discuss the directions in detail and give students ample time to
complete the assignment. While students are working on this assignment, call individual students to
your desk or some other private area for writing conferences based on the first (two) writing
assignments. An evaluation form is included in this unit for your convenience.

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PROMPT
We have discussed what it means to be responsible, and you have evaluated Meursault in terms
of how well he handled his responsibilities. Now it is time to turn from fiction to real life and evaluate
yourself in terms of how well you handle your responsibilities. Your assignment is to answer the
question, "Are you a responsible person?"

PREWRITING
You have already given some thought to what your responsibilities are. If you still have the list
you brainstormed the other day in class, get it out and review it. If not, make a new list so you can see
your responsibilities in a tangible, concrete way. Go down the list of responsibilities and evaluate how
well you do each item. For example, if one of your responsibilities is to care for a family pet, grade
yourself as to how well you carry out that responsibility. Does your parent have to constantly nag you
to feed it, bathe it, take it for a walk, clean it's living space, etc., or do you do the related chores
consistently without being reminded?
After you have evaluated yourself on each of the responsibilities on your list, look over your
evaluations. Did you do pretty well, or have you been a little remiss in your duties? Give yourself an
overall evaluation: are you very responsible, pretty responsible, somewhat responsible, not very
responsible, or totally irresponsible?

DRAFTING
Write an introductory paragraph in which you introduce the main idea for your composition,
that you are a very responsible, pretty responsible, somewhat responsible, not very responsible, or
totally irresponsible person.
Write one paragraph for each of your responsibilities, explaining what the responsibility is and
how well you handle it.
Write a paragraph in which you explain why you take responsibilities seriously (if you do) or
explain why you don't take responsibilities seriously (if you don't).

PROMPT
When you finish the rough draft of your composition, ask a student who sits near you to read it.
After reading your rough draft, he/she should tell you what he/she liked best about your work, which
parts were difficult to understand, and ways in which your work could be improved. Reread your paper
considering your critic's comments, and make the corrections you think are necessary.

PROOFREADING
Do a final proofreading of your paper double-checking your grammar, spelling, organization,
and the clarity of your ideas.

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 WRITING EVALUATION FORM - The Stranger

Name Date

Grade

Grammar: excellent good fair poor

Spelling: excellent good fair poor

Punctuation: excellent good fair poor

Legibility: excellent good fair poor

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Comments/Suggestions:

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 LESSON SIXTEEN

Objective
To review the main ideas presented in The Stranger

Activity #1
Choose one of the review games/activities included in this unit and spend your class period as
outlined there. Some materials for these activities are located in the Extra Activities section of this unit.

Activity #2
Remind students that the Unit Test will be in the next class meeting. Stress the review of the
Study Guides and their class notes as a last minute, brush-up review for homework.

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1. Ask the class to make up a unit test for The Stranger. The test should have 4 sections: matching,
true/false, short answer, and essay. Students may use 1/2 period to make the test and then swap papers
and use the other 1/2 class period to take a test a classmate has devised. (open book) You may want to
use the unit test included in this unit or take questions from the students' unit tests to formulate your own
test.

2. Take 1/2 period for students to make up true and false questions (including the answers). Collect the
papers and divide the class into two teams. Draw a big tic-tac-toe board on the chalk board. Make one
team X and one team O. Ask questions to each side, giving each student one turn. If the question is
answered correctly, that students' team's letter (X or O) is placed in the box. If the answer is incorrect,
no mark is placed in the box. The object is to get three marks in a row like tic-tac-toe. You may want to
keep track of the number of games won for each team.

3. Take 1/2 period for students to make up questions (true/false and short answer). Collect the questions.
Divide the class into two teams. You'll alternate asking questions to individual members of teams A & B
(like in a spelling bee). The question keeps going from A to B until it is correctly answered, then a new
question is asked. A correct answer does not allow the team to get another question. Correct answers
are +2 points; incorrect answers are -1 point.

4. Have students pair up and quiz each other from their study guides and class notes.

5. Give students a The Stranger crossword puzzle to complete.

6. Divide your class into two teams. Use The Stranger crossword words with their letters jumbled as a
word list. Student 1 from Team A faces off against Student 1 from Team B. You write the first jumbled
word on the board. The first student (1A or 1B) to unscramble the word wins the chance for his/her team
to score points. If 1A wins the jumble, go to student 2A and give him/her a clue. He/she must give you the
correct word which matches that clue. If he/she does, Team A scores a point, and you give student 3A a
clue for which you expect another correct response. Continue giving Team A clues until some team member
makes an incorrect response. An incorrect response sends the game back to the jumbled-word face off,
this time with students 2A and 2B. Instead of repeating giving clues to the first few students of each team,
continue with the student after the one who gave the last incorrect response on the team. For example, if
Team B wins the jumbled-word face-off, and student 5B gave the last incorrect answer for Team B, you
would start this round of clue questions with student 6B, and so on. The team with the most points wins!

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Objective
To test the students understanding of the main ideas and themes in The Stranger

Activity #1
Distribute the unit tests. Go over the instructions in detail and allow the students the entire class
period to complete the exam.

NOTES ABOUT THE UNIT TESTS IN THIS UNIT:

There are 5 different unit tests which follow.

There are two short answer tests which are based primarily on facts from the novel. The
answer key short answer unit test 1 follows the student test. The answer key for short answer test 2
follows the student short answer unit test 2.
There is one advanced short answer unit test. It is based on the extra discussion questions and
quotations. Use the matching key for short answer unit test 2 to check the matching section of the
advanced short answer unit test. There is no key for the short answer questions and quotations. The
answers will be based on the discussions you have had during class.
There are two multiple choice unit tests. Following the two unit tests, you will find an answer
sheet on which students should mark their answers. The same answer sheet should be used for both
tests; however, students' answers will be different for each test. Following the students' answer sheet
for the multiple choice tests you will find your answer keys.
The short answer tests have a vocabulary section. You should choose 10 of the vocabulary
words from this unit, read them orally and have the students write them down. Then, either have
students write a definition or use the words in sentences.

Use these words for the vocabulary section of the advanced short answer unit test:

acquitted implacable indictment inevitable

odious premeditated vindicated adjourned
furtive heinous liaison sordid

Activity #2
Collect all test papers and assigned books prior to the end of the class period.

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 SHORT ANSWER UNIT TEST 1 - The Stranger

A. Identify:

1. Celeste A. Owns beach house

2. Masson B. Works with Meursault

3. Meursault C. Loves/hates his dog

4. Raymond D. Meursault's girlfriend

5. Salamano E. Says, "Nothing matters."

6. Emmanuel F. Mother's friend at the home

7. Marie G. Owns Restaurant

8. Perez H. Beats up his mistress

B. Short Answer:

1. What does Meursault do in the opening chapter?

2. What does Meursault do for Raymond?

3. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement?

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4. Why does Meursault return to the beach and to the rock by the water?

5. What does Meursault do when he encounters the Arab at the rock? Why?

6. What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate?

7. How does Meursault pass his time in prison?

8. At Meursault's trial, why is so much made of his conduct at his mother's funeral?

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III. Essay:
Explain why Meursault never repents or does anything to try to save himself.

IV. Vocabulary
Listen to the vocabulary words and write them down. Go back later and fill in the correct
definition for each word.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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A. Identify:

G 1. Celeste A. Owns beach house

A 2. Masson B. Works with Meursault

E 3. Meursault C. Loves/hates his dog

H 4. Raymond D. Meursault's girlfriend

C 5. Salamano E. Says, "Nothing matters."

B 6. Emmanuel F. Mother's friend at the home

D 7. Marie G. Owns Restaurant

F 8. Perez H. Beats up his mistress

B. Short Answer:
1. What does Meursault do in the opening chapter?
Informed of his mother's death, Meursault goes to the home for the aged where she has lived.
He sits in vigil for her overnight and attends her burial the next day.

2. What does Meursault do for Raymond?

He writes a letter to Raymond's mistress and later testifies to the police for him.

3. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement?
It reflects Meursault's attitude that nothing matters. One life is as good as another; there is no
good or bad, no right or wrong; things just are the way they are. Whether things are one way or
another makes no difference. He doesn't judge Raymond or pity Salamano's dog, care whether
or not he moves to Paris, or feel grief at his mother's death. He just takes everything with an
indifferent attitude.

4. Why does Meursault return to the beach and to the rock by the water?
He is too tired to climb the stairs to the beach house and to face the women. Since he thinks it
makes no difference if he climbs the stairs or not, he decides to take the easy route and go back
to the beach. As he walks, the sun becomes hotter and he heads back to the shade and cool

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5. What does Meursault do when he encounters the Arab at the rock? Why?
He shoots him. The first shot was an accident; he was dazed by the sun, couldn't see because
of the sweat in his eyes, and he pulled the trigger of the gun before he realized what he had
done. The other four shots he fired into the corpse remain unexplained.

6. What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate?
Meursault's lack of emotion or remorse concerning both his crime and his mother's death cause
both his lawyer and the magistrate to become angry and unsure of how to deal with him.

7. How does Meursault pass his time in prison?

He sleeps most of the time, and in the remaining hours, he tries to remember details of his room
at home and does other mind games, and tends to things like meals and other events of the
prison routine.

8. At Meursault's trial, why is so much made of his conduct at his mother's funeral?
Meursault's lack of emotion at his own mother's funeral gives the prosecution evidence that
Meursault is a hard-hearted man, a cold-blooded killer.

III. Essay: Answers will vary.

Explain why Meursault never repents or does anything to try to save himself.

IV. Vocabulary Choose ten of the vocabulary words to read orally for Part IV of the unit test.

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 SHORT ANSWER UNIT TEST 2 - The Stranger

I. Matching
1. Celeste A. Works with Meursault

2. Masson B. Mother's friend at the home

3. Meursault C. Beats up his mistress

4. Raymond D. Says, "Nothing matters."

5. Salamano E. Owns Restaurant

6. Emmanuel F. Owns beach house

7. Marie G. Meursault's girlfriend

8. Perez H. Loves/hates his dog

II. Short Answer

1. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death? (1)

2. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character judging from his interactions with Salamano and
Raymond? (3)

3. Why do the police come to Raymond's room? (4)

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4. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement? (5)

5. Why does Meursault return to the beach and to the rock by the water? (6)

6. What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate? (1)

7. At Meursault's trial, why is so much made of his conduct at his mother's funeral? (3)

8. What is Marie's testimony and how does it hurt Meursault's case? (3)

9. What does Meursault try to explain to the chaplain after he becomes angry? (6)

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III. Composition
What characteristics of existentialism are present in The Stranger, and how is each shown?

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IV. Vocabulary

Listen to the vocabulary words and write them down. Go back later and fill in the correct
definition for each word.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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I. Matching (Use this matching key for the Advanced Short Answer Unit Test, too.)

E 1. Celeste A. Works with Meursault

F 2. Masson B. Mother's friend at the home

D 3. Meursault C. Beats up his mistress

C 4. Raymond D. Says, "Nothing matters."

H 5. Salamano E. Owns Restaurant

A 6. Emmanuel F. Owns beach house

G 7. Marie G. Meursault's girlfriend

B 8. Perez H. Loves/hates his dog

II. Short Answer

1. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death? (1)

He is emotionally unaffected by it. He goes through the motions of what is expected of him yet
appears to be unconcerned. He does not weep or seem at all grieved at his mother's death.

2. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character judging from his interactions with Salamano and
Raymond? (3)
Meursault does not judge either man. As to the dog's life being pitiful, he just thinks, "Who's to
say?" He listens to Raymond because he finds Raymond to be somewhat interesting and
because he has no reason to not listen to him.

3. Why do the police come to Raymond's room? (4)

A neighbor called the police to come because Raymond is beating his mistress. Note that
although Marie asks Meursault to call the police, he refuses saying simply that he does not like
the police.

4. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement? (5)
It reflects Meursault's attitude that nothing matters. One life is as good as another; there is no
good or bad, no right or wrong; things just are the way they are. Whether things are one way or

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 another makes no difference. He doesn't judge Raymond or pity Salamano's dog, care whether
or not he moves to Paris, or feel grief at his mother's death. He just takes everything with an
indifferent attitude.

5. Why does Meursault return to the beach and to the rock by the water? (6)
He is too tired to climb the stairs to the beach house and to face the women. Since he thinks it
makes no difference if he climbs the stairs or not, he decides to take the easy route and go back
to the beach. As he walks, the sun becomes hotter and he heads back to the shade and cool
water by the rock.

6. What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate? (1)
Meursault's lack of emotion or remorse concerning both his crime and his mother's death cause
both his lawyer and the magistrate to become angry and unsure of how to deal with him.

7. At Meursault's trial, why is so much made of his conduct at his mother's funeral? (3)
Meursault's lack of emotion at his own mother's funeral gives the prosecution evidence that
Meursault is a hard-hearted man, a cold-blooded killer.

8. What is Marie's testimony and how does it hurt Meursault's case? (3)
She relates the events of the day they began their relationship -- their meeting at the beach, the
movie, and their night together. Since these events took place on the day after his mother's
funeral, they reinforce the prosecution's idea that Meursault is without morals; he is out having a
good time, living it up at a time when he should be in mourning.

9. What does Meursault try to explain to the chaplain after he becomes angry? (6)
He tries to make the chaplain see that one life is as good (or bad) as another, that everyone
waits for his execution, that nothing matters because ultimately there is only "nothing."

III. Composition Answers will vary.

What characteristics of existentialism are present in The Stranger, and how is each shown?

IV. Vocabulary
Choose ten of the vocabulary words to dictate to your students.

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I. Matching

1. Celeste A. Works with Meursault

2. Masson B. Mother's friend at the home

3. Meursault C. Beats up his mistress

4. Raymond D. Says, "Nothing matters."

5. Salamano E. Owns Restaurant

6. Emmanuel F. Owns beach house

7. Marie G. Meursault's girlfriend

8. Perez H. Loves/hates his dog

II. Short Answer

1. Compare and contrast Meursault and Raymond.

2. Compare and contrast the magistrate and the chaplain.

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3. What characteristics of existentialism are present in the novel, and how are they shown.

4. What is the function of the character of Marie in the novel?

5. Why did Meursault want a crowd of people at his execution?

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III. Composition
About The Stranger, Matthew Ward said, ". . . in the mind of a moralist, simplification is
tantamount to immorality, and Meursault and Camus are each moralists in their own way. What
little Meursault says or feels or does resonates with all he does not say, all he does not feel,
all he does not do. The 'simplicity' of the text is merely apparent and everywhere paradoxical."

Defend this statement using examples from the text of The Stranger.

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IV. Vocabulary
Listen to the vocabulary words and write them down. Go back later and write a composition in
which you use all of the words. The composition must relate in some way to The Stranger.

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 MULTIPLE CHOICE UNIT TEST 1 - The Stranger

I. Matching

1. Celeste A. Owns beach house

2. Masson B. Works with Meursault

3. Meursault C. Loves/hates his dog

4. Raymond D. Meursault's girlfriend

5. Salamano E. Says, "Nothing matters."

6. Emmanuel F. Mother's friend at the home

7. Marie G. Owns Restaurant

8. Perez H. Beats up his mistress

II. Multiple Choice

1. From what point of view is the novel written?
a. It is written from the first person point of view.
b. It is written from the third person point of view.
c. It is written from the third person omniscient author point of view.

2. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death?

a. He screams and cries, and has to be restrained.
b. He is crushed, but bears his grief stoically.
c. He says he never loved her anyway, and he is glad to be rid of her.
d. He is emotionally unaffected, and doesn't weep or grieve.

3. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character from his interactions with Salamano and
Raymond?
a. He is harsh and judgmental.
b. He does not judge either man.
c. He uses people for his own advantage.
d. He is insane.

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4. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement?
a. He is a philosopher.
b. He takes everything with an indifferent attitude.
c. He is not respectful to his superiors.
d. He values life above all else.

5. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks if he loves her?

a. He says it doesn't mean anything, but he probably doesn't love her.
b. He says he loves her very much.
c. He changes the subject.
d. He tells her he loves her even though he doesn't, just because it's easier than telling the
truth.

6. Why does Meursault go to the beach house?

a. He wants to get away from Marie.
b. He has been invited by Raymond.
c. He has been evicted from his apartment and has nowhere else to go.
d. He is thinking of buying it for an investment.

7. What does Meursault do when he encounters the man at the rock?

a. He shoots him.
b. He knifes him.
c. He starts a fist fight.
d. He strangles the man.

8. Does Meursault seem to care whether or not Marie comes back to visit him in jail?
a. Yes, he does.
b. No, he doesn't.

9. What does Celeste say concerning the murder?

a. He says that he always thought Meursault had a violent streak.
b. He said he was sure it was self-defense.
c. He said it was bad luck.
d. He said the Arab got what he deserved.

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10. What does Meursault tell the chaplain?

a. He says he has had a conversion and asks to be baptized.
b. He says he does not believe in God and has no time for things that do not interest him.
c. He is sorry for all he has done and asks for forgiveness.
d. He wishes he could go back and do it all over again; he would do things differently.

11. What does Meursault do after the chaplain responds to his statement?
a. He tries to make the chaplain see that nothing matters because ultimately there is only
nothing.
b. He kneels down and starts praying, and asks to be forgiven.
c. He finally breaks down and laughs hysterically.
d. He called for the guards and asked to have the chaplain removed.

III. True or False

_______ 1. Meursault loved Marie.

_______ 2. An existentialist would have great faith in God.

_______ 3. Meursault frequently lies.

_______ 4. Raymond tricked Meursault into killing the Arab.

_______ 5. Meursault may have loved his mother, but was unaffected by her death.

_______ 6. Keeping in mind the philosophy of existentialism upon which The Stranger is
based, Meursault has to pay for his crime. There is no chance for a happy ending.
_______ 7. One concept in existentialism is the idea that man has no freedom of choice.

_______ 8. Albert Camus was a French priest who wrote to try to help people improve
themselves.
_______ 9. Meursault repented for his wrongdoings, but an in an indifferent world his fate
could not be changed.
_______ 10. Marie testified at Meursault's trial, but her testimony hurt more than it helped his
case.
_______ 11. The magistrate and the chaplain had exactly the same attitude towards Meursault;
they approached him in exactly the same way.
_______ 12. The Stranger is divided into two parts: the first part deals mostly with the inner
workings of Meursault's mind. The second part deals mostly with the outside
world.

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IV. Vocabulary Match the correct definitions to the words.

1. VAGUE A. Endless; tiresome

2. ADJOURNED B. Freed from a charge or accusation

3. HEINOUS C. Filthy; dirty; foul; morally degraded

4. OASIS D. Easily seen or understood

5. INDIGNANTLY E. With anger aroused by something unjust

6. ACQUITTED F. Can't be ruffled; unshakably calm and collected

7. TIRADE G. Stringy and tough; lean and muscular

8. ODIOUS H. A long, angry or violent speech

9. CONVICTION I. Arousing feelings of dislike, aversion or displeasure

10. CORDIAL J. A place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge

11. PROMONTORY K. Suspended until a later stated time

12. SINEWY L. The murdering of one's parents or other close relatives

13. IMPERTURBABLE M. Warm and sincere; friendly

14. PLAUSIBLE N. Horrible; wicked

15. PARRICIDE O. Burning; hot; fire-like

16. FIERY P. Belief

17. INTERMINABLE Q. Believable

18. OBVIOUS R. High ridge of land or rock jutting into the water

19. SORDID S. Subdued; inhibited; held back

20. SUPPRESSED T. Not clearly expressed; not distinct

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I. Matching

1. Celeste A. Works with Meursault

2. Masson B. Mother's friend at the home

3. Meursault C. Beats up his mistress

4. Raymond D. Says, "Nothing matters."

5. Salamano E. Owns Restaurant

6. Emmanuel F. Owns beach house

7. Marie G. Meursault's girlfriend

8. Perez H. Loves/hates his dog

II. Multiple Choice

1. From what point of view is the novel written?
a. It is written from the third person omniscient author point of view.
b. It is written from the first person point of view.
c. It is written from the third person point of view.

2. What is Meursault's reaction to his mother's death?

a. He is emotionally unaffected, and doesn't weep or grieve.
b. He screams and cries, and has to be restrained.
c. He says he never loved her anyway, and he is glad to be rid of her.
d. He is crushed, but bears his grief stoically.

3. What insights do we gain into Meursault's character from his interactions with Salamano and
Raymond?
a. He uses people for his own advantage.
b. He is harsh and judgmental.
c. He does not judge either man.
d. He is insane.

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4. Meursault tells his boss that "people never change their lives, that in any case one life is as good as
another." What do we learn about Meursault from this statement?
a. He is not respectful to his superiors.
b. He is a philosopher.
c. He values life above all else.
d. He takes everything with an indifferent attitude.

5. How does Meursault respond when Marie asks if he loves her?

a. He changes the subject.
b. He says it doesn't mean anything, but he probably doesn't love her.
c. He tells her he loves her even though he doesn't, just because it's easier than
telling the truth.
d. He says he loves her very much.

6. Why does Meursault go to the beach house?

a. He is thinking of buying it for an investment.
b. He wants to get away from Marie.
c. He has been evicted from his apartment and has nowhere else to go.
d. He has been invited by Raymond.

7. What does Meursault do when he encounters the man at the rock?

a. He strangles the man.
b. He knifes him.
c. He shoots him.
d. He starts a fist fight.

8. Does Meursault seem to care whether or not Marie comes back to visit him in jail?
a. Yes, he does.
b. No, he doesn't.

9. What does Celeste say concerning the murder?

a. He said it was bad luck.
b. He says that he always thought Meursault had a violent streak.
c. He said he was sure it was self-defense.
d. He said the Arab got what he deserved.

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10. What does Meursault tell the chaplain?

a. He is sorry for all he has done and asks for forgiveness.
b. He says he has had a conversion and asks to be baptized.
c. He wishes he could go back and do it all over again; he would do things differently.
d. He says he does not believe in God and has no time for things that do not interest him.

11. What does Meursault do after the chaplain responds to his statement?
a. He called for the guards and asked to have the chaplain removed.
b. He tries to make the chaplain see that nothing matters because ultimately there is only
nothing.
c. He kneels down and starts praying, and asks to be forgiven.
d. He finally breaks down and laughs hysterically.

III. Composition
Matthew Ward said, "As he [Meursault] says toward the end of his story, as he sees things,
Salamano's dog was worth just as much as Salamano's wife. Such peculiarities of perception,
such psychological increments of character are Meursault."

Explain what Mr. Ward meant using other examples from The Stranger.

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IV. Vocabulary Match the correct definitions to the words.

____ 1. PROPOSITION A. Doubtful

____ 2. PALL B. High ridge of land or rock jutting into the water

____ 3. OASIS C. Poor; impoverished

____ 4. PROMONTORY D. Sneaky; stealthy

____ 5. PECULIAR E. Subdued; inhibited; held back

____ 6. INCOHERENTLY F. Proposal; a plan suggested for approval

____ 7. DUBIOUS G. To express disapproval or criticism

____ 8. PREMEDITATED H. Afternoon (theater) performances

____ 9. DESTITUTE I. Unusual; odd

____ 10. REPROACH J. Coffin cover

____ 11. FURTIVE K. Spoil; corrupt

____ 12. PRECISELY L. A place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a

refuge
____ 13. SUPPRESSED M. One who does not believe in God

____ 14. HEINOUS N. Without connections; in an unclear or unorderly manner

____ 15. MATINEES O. Exactly

____ 16. TAINT P. Unavoidable; impossible to prevent

____ 17. CORDIAL Q. Horrible; wicked

____ 18. ATHEIST R. Planned beforehand

____ 19. INEVITABLE S. Warm and sincere; friendly

____ 20. IMPERTURBABLE T. Can't be ruffled; unshakably calm and collected

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 ANSWER SHEET - The Stranger
Multiple Choice Unit Tests

I. Matching II. Multiple Choice III. True/False IV. Vocabulary

1. ___ 1. ___ 1. ___ 1. ___
2. ___ 2. ___ 2. ___ 2. ___
3. ___ 3. ___ 3. ___ 3. ___
4. ___ 4. ___ 4. ___ 4. ___
5. ___ 5. ___ 5. ___ 5. ___
6. ___ 6. ___ 6. ___ 6. ___
7. ___ 7. ___ 7. ___ 7. ___
8. ___ 8. ___ 8. ___ 8. ___
9. ___ 9. ___ 9. ___
10. ___ 10. ___ 10. ___
11. ___ 11. ___ 11. ___
12. ___ 12. ___
13. ___
14. ___
15. ___
16. ___
17. ___
18. ___
19. ___
20. ___

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Answers to Unit Test 1 are in the left column. Answers to Unit Test 2 are in the right column.
True/False is in test 1 only.

I. Matching II. Multiple Choice III. True/False IV. Vocabulary

1. G E 1. A B 1. False 1. T F
2. A F 2. D A 2. False 2. K J
3. E D 3. B C 3. False 3. N L
4. H C 4. B D 4. False 4. J B
5. C H 5. A B 5. True 5. E I
6. B A 6. B D 6. True 6. B N
7. D G 7. A C 7. False 7. H A
8. F B 8. B B 8. False 8. I R
9. C A 9. False 9. P C
10. B D 10. True 10. M G
11. A B 11. False 11. R D
12. False 12. G O
13. F E
14. Q Q
15. L H
16. O K
17. A S
18. D M
19. C P
20. S T

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 BULLETIN BOARD IDEAS - The Stranger

1. Save one corner of the board for the best of student's The Stranger writing assignments.

2. Take one of the word search puzzles from the extra activities and with a marker copy it over in a
large size on the bulletin board. Write the clue words to find to one side. Invite students prior to and
after class to find the words and circle them on the bulletin board.

3. If your bulletin board is easily seen by all students, write up the vocabulary words and definitions for
students to look at in their spare time.

4. Make a bulletin board listing the vocabulary words for this unit. As you complete sections of the
novel and discuss the vocabulary for each section, write the definitions on the bulletin board. (If your
board is one students face frequently, it will help them learn the words.)

5. Title the board THE STRANGER. In the center of the board, write out the definition of the word
"existentialism." From each part of the definition, run out a piece of yarn to a written-out example of
that part of the definition. For example from "responsibility for the consequences of his acts" send a
string of yarn to a colorful piece of construction paper with the words, "Meursault is found guilty and
is sentenced to death." And so on, for each part of the definition.

6. Title the board THE STRANGER. Post these quotes from the novel on colorful construction paper
or write them on your background paper with colorful markers:
"Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure."
"Who's to say?"
"I don't have any reason not to talk to him."
"It didn't mean anything."
"One life is as good as another."
"I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and
that they greet me with cries of hate."

Around these quotes, place pictures of things and scenes in the story: the glaring sun, the beach,
the ocean, a gun, a beach house, a chaplain, jail, a courtroom, etc.

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 EXTRA ACTIVITIES - The Stranger

One of the difficulties in teaching a novel is that all students don't read at the same speed. One student
who likes to read may take the book home and finish it in a day or two. Sometimes a few students
finish the in-class assignments early. The problem, then, is finding suitable extra activities for students.

The best thing I've found is to keep a little library in the classroom. For this unit on The Stranger, you
might check out from the school library other related books and articles about philosophy, the justice
system, careers in the justice system, jury duty, treatment of the elderly in various societies, conditions
in nursing homes, the death penalty, or articles of criticism about The Stranger. A biography of Albert
Camus would be interesting for some students to read. Other works by Albert Camus would also make
good additions to your in-class library.

Other things you may keep on hand are puzzles. We have made some relating directly to The
Stranger for you. Feel free to duplicate them for your students.

Some students may like to draw. You might devise a contest or allow some extra-credit grade for
students who draw characters or scenes from The Stranger. Note, too, that if the students do not
want to keep their drawings you may pick up some extra bulletin board materials this way. If you have
a contest and you supply the prize (a CD or something like that perhaps), you could, possibly, make the
drawing itself a non-returnable entry fee.

The pages which follow contain games, puzzles and worksheets. The keys, when appropriate,
immediately follow the puzzle or worksheet. There are two main groups of activities: one group for the
unit; that is, generally relating to The Stranger text, and another group of activities related strictly to
The Stranger vocabulary.

Directions for these games, puzzles and worksheets are self-explanatory. The object here is to provide
you with extra materials you may use in any way you choose.

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 MORE ACTIVITIES - The Stranger

1. Pick a chapter or scene and have the students act it out on a stage. (Perhaps you could assign
various scenes to different groups of students so more than one scene could be acted and more
students could participate.)

2. Have a guest speaker come in to talk with students about coping with death and grief.

3. Use some of the related topics noted earlier in the unit as topics for guest speakers or research
papers.

4. Have students design a book cover (front and back and inside flaps) for The Stranger.

5. Have students design a bulletin board (ready to be put up; not just sketched) for The Stranger.

6. Have students act out the trial of Meursault. They could either follow the one in the text closely or
they could hold their own trial of Meursault.

7. Do a mini-philosophy unit in which you expose students to many different kinds of philosophies.

8. Take a field trip to a nursing home or senior citizen center to show students what they are really like.

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 WORD SEARCH - The Stranger

All words in this list are associated with The Stranger with an emphasis on the vocabulary
words chosen for study in the text. The words are placed backwards, forward, diagonally, up and
down. The included words are listed below.

A J W V Y Z H M K F R Y M Z G G J G J L W R T Y
T R P B Y D K D E J D A S J N U Z G N C M R M C
N C A E Y Q E Z Z U S C Y E Q L I G M I I G G G
L C X B R C C M F S R Q T M S M E L N A H S S V
P E E L S E I V O M N S C D O K C U L E T T E R
C B S U L A Z N N C E L A T O N S N N O R R O C
G C M L V L L X L L K P H U N G D R O A T Q D N
M A R I E I I A E V D E G V L V N H N F M I H M
C N W W S F S C M C R U Y V K T S G X S Z M N X
S V P Z I J Y I P A I Z C P N Q E F F N D Y E E
H V H C B R C D T L N L P M W R X X S F P H W T
F D U H C A E B T F L O O R E M O R S E F P W T
Z R F B F F F Y Q F L B S P Y H Y K Q F Q G K C
C M V V I Y R D W P Z C Z W V B L Q Q N J G H K
R Z T L Z K J T K A W R R G M B M D X C H X Q K
Z N W S N V T L R Q L P C S M V T X Q M N X F T
S Q J V Z M C D S K C X S W Y D N Y J J K L S P
N N L W L Z H M X C N W M L S K L S H Y X C S T
T P L H C B N G K S P P J Z K P T K J G B F L F
V V Q B C S D Y J Q R M C S H G G S Y Z F W Z B

ARABS GOD MEURSAULT SHOOTS

BEACH GUILLOTINE MOTHER SLEEP
CAMUS GUILTY MOVIES STRANGER
CELESTE LAWYER NOTHING SUN
CELL LETTER PEREZ TRIAL
COMEDY LIFE POLICE VISIT
CRUCIFIX LUCK RAYMOND
DOG MARIE REMORSE
EMMANUEL MASSON SALAMANO

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 KEY WORD SEARCH - The Stranger

All words in this list are associated with The Stranger with an emphasis on the vocabulary
words chosen for study in the text. The words are placed backwards, forward, diagonally, up and
down. The included words are listed below.

A Y M R M G G T
R P D A E U N R
A E U SE Y E L I I I
B R M S RC T M M E L N A H S S
P E E L S E V O M IS D O K C U L E T T E R
U L A N C EZ A T O N S N O R O
M L V X L L H U G D O A T N
M A R I E I A E IE G L H N M I
C F S
C M C R U T S G M N
I I A I E E E
C R T L N L R
U H C A E B T O O R E M O R S E
R F Y P
C I W
L A
L

ARABS GOD MEURSAULT SHOOTS

BEACH GUILLOTINE MOTHER SLEEP
CAMUS GUILTY MOVIES STRANGER
CELESTE LAWYER NOTHING SUN
CELL LETTER PEREZ TRIAL
COMEDY LIFE POLICE VISIT
CRUCIFIX LUCK RAYMOND
DOG MARIE REMORSE
EMMANUEL MASSON SALAMANO

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1 2 3 4 5

6 7

8 9

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

19 20

21 22

13 24

25

26 27

28 29 30

31 32

33 34

35 36 37

38 39

40

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ACROSS DOWN
1. Kind of movie Meursault and Marie watched 2. Owns beach house
4. Jail cubicle 3. Salamano's pet
7. Meursault's girlfriend 4. Owns restaurant
9. Meursault tells the chaplain he doesn't believe in __. 5. One who likes to be alone
10. They cut Raymond 6. Place where Meursault meets Marie
12. Mother's friend at the home 8. Author
15. Celeste called the murder 'bad ___' 11. The verdict
16. Nothing matters because ultimately, 13. The ____
there is only ____ 14. Meursault says, 'one ___ is as good as
19. Raymond wanted Meursault to write one another.'
for him 17. Method of execution
23. Beats up mistress 18. Loves/hates his dog
24. Attorney 20. Meursault's lack of ___ upsets his
26. Present plural of 'to be'; we --- lawyer & the magistrate
27. Meursault attends her funeral 21. Magistrate waves one in front of
28. Jail Meursault
30. It was hot and glaring 22. Works with Meursault
31. Meursault & Marie go there after the 25. Says, 'Nothing matters.'
beach on their first date 28. That on which words are printed in a
33. One who grieves book
35. Pleasing and agreeable in nature 29. A neighbor calls them to come to
36. See in one's mind's eye Raymond's room
38. It takes up most of Meursault's prison 32. Meursault ___ the Arab
time 34. Marie went to ___ Meursault in jail
39. Process by which guilt or innocence is 37. A thought
determined
40. Opposite of this

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 MATCHING QUIZ/WORKSHEET 1 - The Stranger

____ 1. POLICE A. Owns beach house

____ 2. REMORSE B. Raymond wanted Meursault to write one for him

____ 3. GOD C. Magistrate waves one in front of Meursault

____ 4. SALAMANO D. Loves/hates his dog

____ 5. GUILLOTINE E. Meursault tells the chaplain he doesn't believe in ___

____ 6. CRUCIFIX F. A neighbor calls them to come to Raymond's room

____ 7. MOTHER G. Jail cubicle

____ 8. SHOOTS H. Owns restaurant

____ 9. MARIE I. Celeste called the murder 'bad ___'

____ 10. CELESTE J. Works with Meursault

____ 11. STRANGER K. Process by which guilt or innocence is determined

____ 12. EMMANUEL L. Kind of movie Meursault and Marie watched

____ 13. MASSON M. Method of execution

____ 14. RAYMOND N. Meursault attends her funeral

____ 15. CELL O. Meursault ___ the Arab

____ 16. LETTER P. Meursault's girlfriend

____ 17. COMEDY Q. The ____

____ 18. TRIAL R. It was hot and glaring

____ 19. LUCK S. Meursault's lack of ___ upsets his lawyer & the
magistrate
____ 20. SUN T. Beats up mistress

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__F__ 1. POLICE A. Owns beach house

__S__ 2. REMORSE B. Raymond wanted Meursault to write one for him

__E__ 3. GOD C. Magistrate waves one in front of Meursault

__D__ 4. SALAMANO D. Loves/hates his dog

__M__ 5. GUILLOTINE E. Meursault tells the chaplain he doesn't believe in ___

__C__ 6. CRUCIFIX F. A neighbor calls them to come to Raymond's room

__N__ 7. MOTHER G. Jail cubicle

__O__ 8. SHOOTS H. Owns restaurant

__P__ 9. MARIE I. Celeste called the murder 'bad ___'

__H__ 10. CELESTE J. Works with Meursault

__Q__ 11. STRANGER K. Process by which guilt or innocence is

determined
__J__ 12. EMMANUEL L. Kind of movie Meursault and Marie watched

__A__ 13. MASSON M. Method of execution

__T__ 14. RAYMOND N. Meursault attends her funeral

__G__ 15. CELL O. Meursault ___ the Arab

__B__ 16. LETTER P. Meursault's girlfriend

__L__ 17. COMEDY Q. The ____

__K__ 18. TRIAL R. It was hot and glaring

__I__ 19. LUCK S. Meursault's lack of ___ upsets his lawyer & the
magistrate
__R__ 20. SUN T. Beats up mistress

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 MATCHING QUIZ/WORKSHEET 2 - The Stranger

____ 1. VISIT A. Jail cubicle

____ 2. COMEDY B. The verdict

____ 3. SUN C. Marie went to ___ Meursault in jail

____ 4. MOTHER D. Salamano's pet

____ 5. SHOOTS E. Place where Meursault meets Marie

____ 6. TRIAL F. It was hot and glaring

____ 7. RAYMOND G. Meursault ___ the Arab

____ 8. CELESTE H. The ____

____ 9. CRUCIFIX I. Nothing matters because ultimately, there is only ____

____ 10. ARABS J. Meursault's girlfriend

____ 11. GUILTY K. Process by which guilt or innocence is determined

____ 12. CELL L. Magistrate waves one in front of Meursault

____ 13. MEURSAULT M. Says, 'Nothing matters.'

____ 14. MASSON N. Owns restaurant

____ 15. STRANGER O. Owns beach house

____ 16. POLICE P. They cut Raymond

____ 17. DOG Q. Beats up mistress

____ 18. MARIE R. Kind of movie Meursault and Marie watched

____ 19. BEACH S. Meursault attends her funeral

____ 20. NOTHING T. A neighbor calls them to come to Raymond's room

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_C__ 1. VISIT A. Jail cubicle

_R__ 2. COMEDY B. The verdict

_F__ 3. SUN C. Marie went to ___ Meursault in jail

_S__ 4. MOTHER D. Salamano's pet

_G__ 5. SHOOTS E. Place where Meursault meets Marie

_K__ 6. TRIAL F. It was hot and glaring

_Q__ 7. RAYMOND G. Meursault ___ the Arab

_N__ 8. CELESTE H. The ____

_L__ 9. CRUCIFIX I. Nothing matters because ultimately, there is only ____

_P__ 10. ARABS J. Meursault's girlfriend

_B__ 11. GUILTY K. Process by which guilt or innocence is determined

_A__ 12. CELL L. Magistrate waves one in front of Meursault

_M__ 13. MEURSAULT M. Says, 'Nothing matters.'

_O__ 14. MASSON N. Owns restaurant

_H__ 15. STRANGER O. Owns beach house

_T__ 16. POLICE P. They cut Raymond

_D__ 17. DOG Q. Beats up mistress

_J__ 18. MARIE R. Kind of movie Meursault and Marie watched

_E__ 19. BEACH S. Meursault attends her funeral

_I__ 20. NOTHING T. A neighbor calls them to come to Raymond's room

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 JUGGLE LETTER REVIEW GAME CLUE SHEET - The Stranger

SCRAMBLED WORD CLUE

RSABA ARABS They cut Raymond
BCHEA BEACH Place where Meursault meets Marie
UACMS CAMUS Author
CLSTEEE CELESTE Owns restaurant
LCEL CELL Jail cubicle
COEDMY COMEDY Kind of movie Meursault and Marie watched
CUIRICXF CRUCIFIX Magistrate waves one in front of Meursault
GOD DOG Salamano's pet
MLMNEAUE EMMANUEL Works with Meursault
OGD GOD Meursault tells the chaplain he doesn't believe in __
GELILOTINU GUILLOTINE Method of execution
UIGYTL GUILTY The verdict
LRAEWY LAWYER Attorney
LREETT LETTER Raymond wanted Meursault to write one for him
FILE LIFE Meursault says, 'one ___ is as good as another.'
KLCU LUCK Celeste called the murder 'bad ___'
REAMI MARIE Meursault's girlfriend
SOANSM MASSON Owns beach house
ETMULURAS MEURSAULT Says, 'Nothing matters.'
MRTHOE MOTHER Meursault attends her funeral
VIEOMS MOVIES Meursault & Marie go there after the beach on their
first date
GONHTNI NOTHING Nothing matters because ultimately, there is only __
ZEREP PEREZ Mother's friend at the home
PELIOC POLICE A neighbor calls them to come to Raymond's room
OYRAMDN RAYMOND Beats up mistress
ERMSROE REMORSE Meursault's lack of ___ upsets his lawyer & the
magistrate
OSLANAMA SALAMANO Loves/hates his dog
SOTOHS SHOOTS Meursault ___ the Arab
PELES SLEEP It takes up most of Meursault's prison time
REGRNATS STRANGER The ____
UNS SUN It was hot and glaring
LARTI TRIAL Process by which guilt or innocence is determined
SIVTI VISIT Marie went to ___ Meursault in jail

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VOCABULARY RESOURCE MATERIALS

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 VOCABULARY WORD SEARCH - The Stranger

All words in this list are associated with The Stranger with an emphasis on the vocabulary
words chosen for study in the text. The words are placed backwards, forward, diagonally, up and
down. The included words are listed below.

R D P L A U S I B L E T X C O N D O L E N C E S
N H E V I S L U P E R Y S Z D Z J P H A F Q B Q
C O N S U M M A T E D A R I T M A T I N E E S M
W C S Q T E P Y D V L Y F H E F C X A L B Z D P
L F S I E I F L L U A B W I C H C O B I Y I E H
T V H K A F T L A E B G A V E N T A R E N C Z F
V I G I L I B U T C S I U B S R T A D D U T L X
D Y N C S S L N T U A I O E R I Y I I L I L N C
R S W C U M A S O E N B C U V U C C I B A A M M
C H U O O S M I W B C Y L E S I T A D P M X L S
N O I O S H V B D I L J N E R M R R S I N E W Y
Z D N E N B E I R T D I J R E P H E E M D F W A
O D C V O I P R N A F E A N D C D W P P U R D J
X N J A U Z E A E D N P T E T I P S E R M J O D
I R S C P L N H L N I D M T W J S Q T L O I F S
H I L C E G S H B L T C I S I P W I P U C A G R
S M X V I S X I B L O L A S R U V Y R X S V C F
C Q A D W N H F O T B R Y T H E Q N M X Q Z N H
D N N Y S U O M Y N O N A P E E E C K V G X Z S
T I M P E R C E P T I B L Y X D D Y A X M Y Y R

ACQUITTED FURTIVE MATINEES REPULSIVE

ADJOURNED HEINOUS MEEK RESPITE
ANONYMOUS IMPERCEPTIBLY OASIS SINEWY
ATHEIST IMPERTURBABLE OBVIOUS SORDID
BRANDISHED IMPLACABLE ODIOUS TAINT
CONDOLENCES INCESSANT PALL TIRADE
CONSUMMATED INCOHERENTLY PALLOR VAGUE
CONVULSION INDICTMENT PARRICIDE VIGIL
CORDIAL INDIGNANTLY PECULIAR VINDICATED
DESTITUTE INEVITABLE PLAUSIBLE ZEAL
DUBIOUS IRRELEVANT PRECISELY
FIERY LIAISON REPROACH

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 KEY: VOCABULARY WORD SEARCH - The Stranger

All words in this list are associated with The Stranger with an emphasis on the vocabulary
words chosen for study in the text. The words are placed backwards, forward, diagonally, up and
down. The included words are listed below.

D P L A U S I B L E T C O N D O L E N C E S
N E V I S L U P E R S A
C O N S U M M A T E D A R I T M A T I N E E S
S T E P Y D V L F E C A L Z P
I E I L L U A B I H O B I I E
K A T A E B G A E T A R E N C
V I G I L I U T C S I U B R T A D D U T L
N S L N T U A I O E R I Y I I L I L
S C U A O E B C U V U C C I A A
C U O O S I Y L E S I T A D P L
O I O S H V B I L N E R M R R S I N E W Y
D N E N B E I R T D I R E P E E D F A
O C V O I P R N A E A N P P U R D
N A U E A E D N P T E T I P S E R M J O
I S L N H L N I D T T O I S
I E G S L T C I I I U A
S V I I O L A S U V R C
A D O R Y T H E Q N H
N N S U O M Y N O N A E E E C
T I M P E R C E P T I B L Y D D A

ACQUITTED FURTIVE MATINEES REPULSIVE

ADJOURNED HEINOUS MEEK RESPITE
ANONYMOUS IMPERCEPTIBLY OASIS SINEWY
ATHEIST IMPERTURBABLE OBVIOUS SORDID
BRANDISHED IMPLACABLE ODIOUS TAINT
CONDOLENCES INCESSANT PALL TIRADE
CONSUMMATED INCOHERENTLY PALLOR VAGUE
CONVULSION INDICTMENT PARRICIDE VIGIL
CORDIAL INDIGNANTLY PECULIAR VINDICATED
DESTITUTE INEVITABLE PLAUSIBLE ZEAL
DUBIOUS IRRELEVANT PRECISELY
FIERY LIAISON REPROACH

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1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8

9 10 11

12

13 14 15

16

17 18 19 20

21 22

23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31

32 33 34

35 36 37

38 39

40 41 42 43

44 45

46 47

48

49

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ACROSS DOWN
1. In such a way as to be impossible to 2. Coffin cover
perceive by the senses 3. Move swiftly on foot
6. Celeste called the murder 'bad ___' 4. Sight organ
9. Expressions of sympathy or comfort 5. Came between
11. Spoil; corrupt 6. Meursault says, 'one ___ is as good as another’
13. Jail cubicle 7. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name
14. It was hot and glaring 8. One who does not believe in God
15. Sneaky; stealthy 9. Belief
16. Affirmative response 10. Brought to completion or fruition; fulfilled
17. Comprehend words on a page; --- a book 12. An intense involuntary muscular
19. Freed from a charge or accusation contraction; violent turmoil
21. Shut 13. Warm and sincere; friendly
22. Feeling too high in temperature 18. Poor; impoverished
23. To repose in a chair 19. Suspended until a later stated time
24. Meursault's girlfriend 20. A long, angry or violent speech
25. Salamano's pet 27. Waved or flourished; displayed
26. Doubtful 28. A place preserved from surrounding
29. Link; a means of communication between unpleasantness; a refuge
different groups 30. Impossible to please
31. Movement of ocean waters due to the 33. Continuous without interruption
moon's influence 36. Stringy and tough; lean and muscular
32. Burning; hot; fire-like 37. A short rest; a temporary suspension of
34. They cut Raymond a death sentence
35. Raymond wanted Meursault to write one 39. A watch
for him 40. Meursault tells the chaplain he doesn't
36. Filthy; dirty; foul; morally degraded believe in ___
38. That's all; there is no more; the --- 43. Mother's friend at the home
41. Interested in other people's business
42. It takes up most of Meursault's prison
time
44. Extreme or unnatural paleness
45. Not clearly expressed; not distinct
46. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause or an ideal
47. Mild; gentle; submissive
48. To cause to lie down; put down
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____ 1. Brought to completion or fruition; fulfilled
A. Consummated B. Fiery C. Meek D. Convulsion
____ 2. Proposal; a plan suggested for approval
A. Adjourned B. Promontory C. Sinewy D. Proposition
____ 3. Freed from a charge or accusation
A. Acquitted B. Plausible C. Repulsive D. Indictment
____ 4. Not clearly expressed; not distinct
A. Zeal B. Imperceptibly C. Vague D. Obvious
____ 5. Extreme or unnatural paleness
A. Plausible B. Exaggerate C. Pallor D. Acquitted
____ 6. A short rest; a temporary suspension of a death sentence
A. Repulsive B. Respite C. Proposition D. Matinees
____ 7. Horrible; wicked
A. Heinous B. Destitute C. Imperturbable D. Adjourned
____ 8. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name
A. Anonymous B. Meek C. Inevitable D. Suppressed
____ 9. Exactly
A. Anonymous B. Precisely C. Dubious D. Intervened
____ 10. Unusual; odd
A. Peculiar B. Inevitable C. Precisely D. Irrelevant
____ 11. To express disapproval or criticism
A. Vindicated B. Promontory C. Reproach D. Suppressed
____ 12. Mild; gentle; submissive
A. Respite B. Meek C. Pallor D. Inevitable
____ 13. Spoil; corrupt
A. Tirade B. Imperceptibly C. Taint D. Incessant
____ 14. Without connections; in an unclear or unorderly manner
A. Incoherently B. Acquitted C. Vindicated D. Obvious
____ 15. Arousing feelings of dislike, aversion or displeasure
A. Zeal B. Premeditated C. Proposition D. Odious
____ 16. A place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge
A. Oasis B. Zeal C. Suppressed D. Heinous
____ 17. Poor; impoverished
A. Destitute B. Odious C. Consummated D. Taint
____ 18. Filthy; dirty; foul; morally degraded
A. Matinees B. Sordid C. Cordial D. Tirade
____ 19. Link; a means of communication between different groups
A. Liaison B. Indignantly C. Precisely D. Zeal
____ 20. In such a way as to be impossible to perceive by the senses
A. Consummated B. Liaison C. Imperceptibly D. Dubious

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_A__ 1. Brought to completion or fruition; fulfilled
A. Consummated B. Fiery C. Meek D. Convulsion
_D__ 2. Proposal; a plan suggested for approval
A. Adjourned B. Promontory C. Sinewy D. Proposition
_A__ 3. Freed from a charge or accusation
A. Acquitted B. Plausible C. Repulsive D. Indictment
_C__ 4. Not clearly expressed; not distinct
A. Zeal B. Imperceptibly C. Vague D. Obvious
_C__ 5. Extreme or unnatural paleness
A. Plausible B. Exaggerate C. Pallor D. Acquitted
_B__ 6. A short rest; a temporary suspension of a death sentence
A. Repulsive B. Respite C. Proposition D. Matinees
_A__ 7. Horrible; wicked
A. Heinous B. Destitute C. Imperturbable D. Adjourned
_A__ 8. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name
A. Anonymous B. Meek C. Inevitable D. Suppressed
_B__ 9. Exactly
A. Anonymous B. Precisely C. Dubious D. Intervened
_A__ 10. Unusual; odd
A. Peculiar B. Inevitable C. Precisely D. Irrelevant
_C__ 11. To express disapproval or criticism
A. Vindicated B. Promontory C. Reproach D. Suppressed
_B__ 12. Mild; gentle; submissive
A. Respite B. Meek C. Pallor D. Inevitable
_C__ 13. Spoil; corrupt
A. Tirade B. Imperceptibly C. Taint D. Incessant
_A_ 14. Without connections; in an unclear or unorderly manner
A. Incoherently B. Acquitted C. Vindicated D. Obvious
_D_ 15. Arousing feelings of dislike, aversion or displeasure
A. Zeal B. Premeditated C. Proposition D. Odious
_A__ 16. A place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge
A. Oasis B. Zeal C. Suppressed D. Heinous
_A__ 17. Poor; impoverished
A. Destitute B. Odious C. Consummated D. Taint
_B__ 18. Filthy; dirty; foul; morally degraded
A. Matinees B. Sordid C. Cordial D. Tirade
_A__ 19. Link; a means of communication between different groups
A. Liaison B. Indignantly C. Precisely D. Zeal
_C__ 20. In such a way as to be impossible to perceive by the senses
A. Consummated B. Liaison C. Imperceptibly D. Dubious

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____ 1. IMPERTURBABLE A. Can't be ruffled; unshakably calm and collected

____ 2. SUPPRESSED B. Freed from blame or suspicion

____ 3. FURTIVE C. Spoil; corrupt

____ 4. PECULIAR D. Waved or flourished; displayed

____ 5. REPROACH E. Brought to completion or fruition; fulfilled

____ 6. PALL F. A long, angry or violent speech

____ 7. ANONYMOUS G. Unusual; odd

____ 8. VIGIL H. Endless; tiresome

____ 9. TAINT I. Coffin cover

____ 10. CONSUMMATED J. The murdering of one's parents or other close relatives

____ 11. TIRADE K. Expressions of sympathy or comfort

____ 12. VINDICATED L. Sneaky; stealthy

____ 13. PARRICIDE M. Belief

____ 14. CONDOLENCES N. Subdued; inhibited; held back

____ 15. INTERMINABLE O. A watch

____ 16. DUBIOUS P. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause or an ideal

____ 17. BRANDISHED Q. To express disapproval or criticism

____ 18. ZEAL R. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name

____ 19. INDICTMENT S. Accusation

____ 20. CONVICTION T. Doubtful

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_A__ 1. IMPERTURBABLE A. Can't be ruffled; unshakably calm and collected

_N__ 2. SUPPRESSED B. Freed from blame or suspicion

_L__ 3. FURTIVE C. Spoil; corrupt

_G__ 4. PECULIAR D. Waved or flourished; displayed

_Q__ 5. REPROACH E. Brought to completion or fruition; fulfilled

_I__ 6. PALL F. A long, angry or violent speech

_R__ 7. ANONYMOUS G. Unusual; odd

_O__ 8. VIGIL H. Endless; tiresome

_C__ 9. TAINT I. Coffin cover

_E__ 10. CONSUMMATED J. The murdering of one's parents or other close

relatives
_F__ 11. TIRADE K. Expressions of sympathy or comfort

_B__ 12. VINDICATED L. Sneaky; stealthy

_J__ 13. PARRICIDE M. Belief

_K__ 14. CONDOLENCES N. Subdued; inhibited; held back

_H__ 15. INTERMINABLE O. A watch

_T__ 16. DUBIOUS P. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause or an ideal

_D__ 17. BRANDISHED Q. To express disapproval or criticism

_P__ 18. ZEAL R. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name

_S__ 19. INDICTMENT S. Accusation

_M__ 20. CONVICTION T. Doubtful

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 VOCABULARY JUGGLE LETTER REVIEW GAME CLUES - The Stranger

SCRAMBLED WORD CLUE

DACEQTUTI ACQUITTED Freed from a charge or accusation
DAOJRUDEN ADJOURNED Suspended until a later stated time
USOMYNONA ANONYMOUS Having an unknown or unacknowledged name
ATTSHIE ATHEIST One who does not believe in God
DEHISDNARB BRANDISHED Waved or flourished; displayed
OCCELNSOEDN CONDOLENCES Expressions of sympathy or comfort
MESDAMNOCUT CONSUMMATED Brought to completion or fruition; fulfilled
NOCCIVNOIT CONVICTION Belief
LUVNOCNIOS CONVULSION An intense involuntary muscular contraction;
violent turmoil
LAIDROC CORDIAL Warm and sincere; friendly
ITTESDETU DESTITUTE Poor; impoverished
OSIUDUB DUBIOUS Doubtful
EGRGXAETAE EXAGGERATE To represent as greater than is actually the case;
overstate
IERYF FIERY Burning; hot; fire-like
RUFEVIT FURTIVE Sneaky; stealthy
SOUNIHE HEINOUS Horrible; wicked
CREPIMPELBTIY IMPERCEPTIBLY In such a way as to be impossible to perceive by the
senses
LBAEMIPREBRUT IMPERTURBABLE Can't be ruffled; unshakably calm and collected
CBELMLPAIA IMPLACABLE Impossible to please
CANTSINES INCESSANT Continuous without interruption
CINHRONEEYLT INCOHERENTLY Without connections; in an unclear or unorderly
manner
DINTCINETM INDICTMENT Accusation
YNTIGLINNDA INDIGNANTLY With anger aroused by something unjust
LETIVNEBAI INEVITABLE Unavoidable; impossible to prevent
RETINNIMELBA INTERMINABLE Endless; tiresome
DENEVRETNI INTERVENED Came between
RIRLEEVNAT IRRELEVANT Unrelated to the matter at hand
SIAILNO LIAISON Link; a means of communication between different
groups
TAMNIESE MATINEES Afternoon (theater) performances
EKEM MEEK Mild; gentle; submissive
AISSO OASIS A place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness;
a refuge
SVOOUBI OBVIOUS Easily seen or understood

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SOUIOD ODIOUS Arousing feelings of dislike, aversion or displeasure

LALP PALL Coffin cover
ROLALP PALLOR Extreme or unnatural paleness
RARPICIED PARRICIDE The murdering of one's parents or other close
relatives
CEPRLIUA PECULIAR Unusual; odd
LAPUSBILE PLAUSIBLE Believable
REPSICYEL PRECISELY Exactly
DERDATTIEMEP PREMEDITATED Planned beforehand
MOONYORTRP PROMONTORY High ridge of land or rock jutting into the water
PITINOSOORP PROPOSITION Proposal; a plan suggested for approval
RAHPECOR REPROACH To express disapproval or criticism
PLUREVIES REPULSIVE Tending to repel or drive off; causing aversion
PETISER RESPITE A short rest; a temporary suspension of a death
sentence
WINSYE SINEWY Stringy and tough; lean and muscular
DRISOD SORDID Filthy; dirty; foul; morally degraded
RDESSEPUPS SUPPRESSED Subdued; inhibited; held back
NAITT TAINT Spoil; corrupt
DATIRE TIRADE A long, angry or violent speech
UGAVE VAGUE Not clearly expressed; not distinct
ILIVG VIGIL A watch
CINVADTIDE VINDICATED Freed from blame or suspicion
ELAZ ZEAL Enthusiastic devotion to a cause or an ideal

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