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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. When the man comes to Moran’s shelter on the second day, he asks Moran if he has seen someone: who did he ask about?
(a) A man with a hat.
(b) Molloy.
(c) A boy with a bicycle.
(d) A man with a stick.

2. What drug did Moran take while his son was gone?
(a) Laudanum.
(b) Opium.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Morphine.

3. What does Moran say was distinct about the man who came to his shelter?
(a) His hat.
(b) His dog.
(c) His face.
(d) His pants.

4. 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.

5. What regret does Molloy say he felt, after his son departed?
(a) He should have sent his son with more money.
(b) He should given his son more liberty.
(c) He should have sent his son with better directions.
(d) He should have asked his son to bring him something for his knee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moran say he has studied in bee behavior?

2. What did Gaber tell Moran that Youdi had said life consisted of?

3. What did Moran give Martha after his instructions for a four o’clock mean angered her?

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

5. What did Moran take with him instead of his heavy coat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Moran’s reaction when he received the orders from Gaber?

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

3. What does Gaber tell Moran when he meets him the second time?

4. Under what conditions do Moran and his son part for the first time?

5. What arraignments did Moran make with Father Ambrose after Gaber’s visit?

6. What led to Moran’s son’s departure for good, the second time?

7. What justification does Moran offer for why he accepted the job from Gaber?

8. How does Moran characterize the system by which messengers carried their messages to agents?

9. How does Moran characterize the man who hailed him on the second night?

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

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