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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 smell does Molloy say he associates with Lousse?
(a) Peonies.
(b) Sea air.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Lilacs.

2. What does Molloy say he was afraid his mother always understood him to be saying with his knocks?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Goodbye.
(d) Money.

3. Where does Molloy say his dwelling is?
(a) Deepest down.
(b) Loudest.
(c) Furthest.
(d) Quietist.

4. What does Molloy say the horizon was burning with?
(a) Phosphorus.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Forest fires.
(d) Nuclear fire.

5. What does Molloy say his identity was wrapped in?
(a) His writing.
(b) His sensations.
(c) A namelessness.
(d) His family name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molloy say four knocks on his mother’s head meant?

2. What does Molloy say he heard the voice of in his room at Lousse’s house?

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

4. Who buried the dog after Molloy followed Lousse home?

5. Molloy calls his mother a “uniparous whore” (19) — What does uniparous mean?

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