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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Molloy characterize Lousse?
(a) A woman of bountiful curves.
(b) A woman of delicate graces.
(c) A woman of masculine musculature.
(d) A woman of extraordinary flatness.

3. What would Molloy be taking the place of, if he stayed long with Lousse?
(a) A husband.
(b) A child.
(c) A lover.
(d) A dog.

4. How many sucking stones did Molloy make a system to accommodate?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 16.

5. What did the charcoal burner want to share with Molloy?
(a) His hut.
(b) His insights.
(c) His food.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Molloy characterize his own appearance?

2. What does Molloy say he had to circumvent, to get to his mother?

3. What does Molloy say bothered him about Edith?

4. What does Molloy say it would be madness not to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Molloy taken to the police station?

2. How does Molloy characterize Lousse’s physical appearance, and what did she have in common with Edith/Ruth?

3. Where did Molloy take shelter after leaving Lousse’s place?

4. What does Molloy say keeps him going?

5. How did Molloy meet Lousse, and what reason did Lousse give for taking him to her home?

6. What does Molloy say are the principles he lives by?

7. How does Molloy say he and his mother refer to each other?

8. What is Molloy’s distinction between death and being put to death?

9. What offer does Lousse make to Molloy?

10. Why does Molloy say that his previous attempts at suicide were unsuccessful?

(see the answer keys)

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