View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moran say his decision to leave by autocycle reveals was present in his decision-making process?
(a) Fate.
(b) The pleasure principle.
(c) Chaos theory.
(d) A great mystery.

2. What does Moran say Father Ambrose was lacking, when he visited him?
(a) Restraint.
(b) Nobility.
(c) Scruples.
(d) Insight.

3. How does Moran characterize his son’s progress?
(a) Mechanical.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Shambling.
(d) Spirited.

4. What does Moran say is the defining feature of Bally?
(a) A seashore.
(b) A strangled creek.
(c) A plain.
(d) A swamp.

5. What does Moran say took place before his son departed for good?
(a) A period of hard illness.
(b) A violent storm.
(c) Gaber returned with new instructions.
(d) A violent scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moran say he was doing while Gaber told him what Youdi said about life?

2. What does Moran say he is oblivious to, in his walking?

3. How long did Moran remain in the place where his son abandoned him?

4. What time of day is it when Part II opens?

5. Moran gave his son five pounds, but when his son counted, how much money did he have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moran’s report end, at the end of Part II?

2. How does Moran characterize his trip to the garden before his departure?

3. What does Moran say is the value of finishing a job like this?

4. What did Gaber tell Moran that Youdi had told him?

5. Who was the first person who came to Moran’s shelter?

6. How did it come to pass that Moran killed the man?

7. What is the first cause of tension between Moran and his son, after they leave?

8. How does Moran resolve the question of whether Molloy is really Molloy’s name?

9. How does Moran characterize the process of dying?

10. How does Moran characterize his relationship with hope, after his son left?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 957 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample