1.
Are there any other “crimes” with which
Meursault is charged, besides murder? If so, what are they?
2.
Is he mentally insane? Does/should he qualify
for an insanity plea?
3.
On the surface he seems very different from “normal”
society; is that difference authentic? Does he seem to be more of an “outsider”
than he really is or does his atypical nature run even deeper than it appears
to on the surface?
4.
What is the significance of the magistrate’s question
about Meursault’s pausing between gunshots, and the significance of Meursault’s
refusal to answer?
5.
Why does the magistrate become so upset about
Meursault’s atheism?
