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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 35, from the sentence that starts, “I had so to speak only one leg…” through page 54, the sentence that starts “Yes, that struck me as less strange…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say he heard the voice of in his room at Lousse’s house?
(a) His mother.
(b) A dying dog.
(c) A collapsing world.
(d) An angry parrot.

2. What does Molloy offer the reader?
(a) His analysis.
(b) His justification.
(c) His beginning.
(d) His confession.

3. Molloy calls his mother a “uniparous whore” (19) — What does uniparous mean?
(a) Having only one eye.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) Having only one child.
(d) Incontinent.

4. What does Molloy say it would be madness not to do?
(a) Walk to the next town.
(b) See his mother.
(c) Say goodbye.
(d) Leave the house.

5. How does Molloy characterize C?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Naïve.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molloy say C was looking around for?

2. What does Molloy say is “not an easy matter” (24)?

3. What is Molloy trying to do at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Molloy say the horizon was burning with?

5. Where does Molloy say his dwelling is?

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