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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 110, starting with the paragraph that starts, “I still had a few hours left before dinner…,” through page 128, the paragraph that ends with the sentence, “And so I turned a last time…” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say was missing when he woke up at Lousse’s house after burying the dog?
(a) His hair.
(b) His beard.
(c) His money.
(d) His toes.

2. Why does Molloy say that he ought to have been buried alive?
(a) Because of his relationship with his mother.
(b) Because of the smell from his leaking bladder.
(c) Because of the poverty of his life.
(d) Because of the sacrilege of his thoughts.

3. How long does Molloy say elapsed between leaving home and seeing the moon at Lousse’s house?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 month.

4. Where does Molloy tell the police he is going?
(a) To the forest.
(b) To his mother.
(c) To the sea.
(d) Home.

5. Why was Molloy not free to stay in the forest?
(a) He could not find shelter there.
(b) He could not see far enough there.
(c) He would be going against an imperative.
(d) He needed his papers at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which direction does Molloy say he had to go, from the seashore, to visit his mother?

2. What percentage of Lousse’s speech does Molloy say he understood?

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

4. Why does Molloy say he distrusted his bicycle?

5. Under what condition does Molloy say he could show what he was made of?

(see the answer key)

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