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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 54, from the sentence that starts “I mean that knowing I was going to fall down…” through page 74,the sentence that starts “And the solution to which I rallied …”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say is “not an easy matter” (24)?
(a) Learning his mother’s address.
(b) Applying the letter of the law to someone like him.
(c) Answering policemen’s questions.
(d) Finding his way in the dark.

2. Why does Molloy say he distrusted his bicycle?
(a) He says that it was always breaking down.
(b) He says that the police kept noticing it.
(c) He says that it steered him wrong.
(d) He thought it caused his misfortunes.

3. Which way does Molloy say C was going, after he met A?
(a) Toward town.
(b) Away from town.
(c) Into the forest.
(d) Toward the sea.

4. What does Molloy say a man in his position must be able to relish?
(a) Grace.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Filth.

5. Where does Molloy say he sleeps?
(a) In the alley.
(b) In his mother’s room.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In a shelter he made.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molloy say he was afraid of, that caused him to answer the police’s questions blindly?

2. What smell does Molloy say he associates with Lousse?

3. Who does Molloy say he thought might be one and the same person?

4. Where does Molloy say he met Edith?

5. What does the man who visits Molloy leave behind when he visits?

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