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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 Lousse’s parrot says?
(a) Greetings.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Expletives.

2. How does Molloy characterize C?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Naïve.

3. What does Molloy say life seems to be made up of?
(a) Decay.
(b) Betrayal.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Backsliding.

4. Molloy calls his mother a “uniparous whore” (19) — What does uniparous mean?
(a) Incontinent.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) Having only one eye.
(d) Having only one child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Molloy characterize the internal voices that tell him to stay or to go?

2. How long does Molloy say elapsed between leaving home and seeing the moon at Lousse’s house?

3. How does Molloy say his mother knew him?

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

5. What does Molloy say he stole from Lousse’s house?

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