THE STRANGER

Ch 1-3

Analysis Practice 1
But here, you barely have time to get used to
the idea before you have to start running after the
hearse. Then his wife said to him, Hush now,
thats not the sort of thing to be telling the
gentleman. The old man had blushed and
apologized. Id stepped in and said, No, not at
all. I thought what hed been saying was
interesting and made sense (8).

Analysis Practice 2
But I hesitated, because I didnt
know if I could [smoke] with
Maman right there. I thought
about it; it didnt matter. I offered
the caretaker a cigarette and we
smoked (8).

Analysis Practice 3
Evenings in that part of the
country must have been a kind of
sad relief. But today, with the sun
bearing down, making the whole
landscape shimmer with heat, it
was inhuman and oppressive (15).

Analysis Practice 4
Hes always there! (28)

Analysis Practice 5
Look through the text for
examples of good sun and bad
sun in this text.