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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 145, starting with the paragraph that starts, “The day seemed very long …,” through page 160, the paragraph that ends with the sentence, “And in order to make this sound more likely…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Molloy say he will never finish his list of weak points?
(a) It will finish him.
(b) They are always multiplying.
(c) He cannot get his head around them.
(d) They keep changing.

2. What did Moran deliberately turn his attention away from?
(a) The question of his mother.
(b) The question of his knee.
(c) The question of his future.
(d) The question of Molloy.

3. How does Molloy characterize Edith’s preference in clothing?
(a) Not to wear clothes.
(b) Simple folk clothing.
(c) Voluminous shifts.
(d) Minimalist dresses.

4. What is Molloy trying to do at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Justify his actions.
(b) Beg forgiveness.
(c) Find himself.
(d) Orient himself.

5. What did Moran use for a cane?
(a) A metal rod he found.
(b) His umbrella.
(c) A stick he cut in the woods.
(d) Molloy’s crutches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buried the dog after Molloy followed Lousse home?

2. What does Molloy say the only way to progress was, after his good leg started to hurt?

3. What did Martha serve Moran and his son before they left?

4. What did the man who came to Moran’s shelter ask Moran for?

5. What answer did Moran’s knee make when he listened to it?

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