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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of noise did Moran hear from his son’s room before he woke him?
(a) A whispering noise.
(b) A deep silence.
(c) A strangling noise.
(d) A pregnant pause.

2. How does Moran say the murder affect his state of mind?
(a) He says that it made him insane.
(b) He says that he should have killed himself.
(c) He says that it filled him with remorse.
(d) He says that it made him calm.

3. How does Moran say Molloy would see himself after Moran arrived?
(a) As finished.
(b) As damned.
(c) As relieved.
(d) As saved.

4. How does Moran characterize the job Gaber wanted him to do?
(a) Inscrutable.
(b) Childishly simple.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Terribly complex.

5. What did Moran take with him instead of his heavy coat?
(a) A lighter coat.
(b) A broad hat.
(c) A pair of tall boots.
(d) An umbrella.

6. Moran gave his son five pounds, but when his son counted, how much money did he have?
(a) Four pounds ten.
(b) Five pounds ten.
(c) Four pounds five.
(d) Four pounds.

7. What order did Moran give his son in German?
(a) You shall endure.
(b) You shall suffer in silence.
(c) You shall do without.
(d) You shall beg for mercy.

8. What does Moran say his kneecap felt like?
(a) A clitoris.
(b) A breast.
(c) A rib.
(d) A rump.

9. What is the relationship between the last lines of Moran’s story and the story’s opening lines?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Elaboration.
(c) Revision.
(d) Contradiction.

10. What does Moran hear when he starts his report?
(a) A distant gong.
(b) A gate slamming shut.
(c) A corncrake.
(d) An eagle-owl.

11. What did Moran tell his son to get, when Gaber arrived with his message?
(a) Money.
(b) Paper.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Beer.

12. What does Moran say he notices while he is walking?
(a) Everything.
(b) His past receding.
(c) His destination coming closer.
(d) Nothing.

13. What did Moran ask Father Ambrose for?
(a) Guidance about Molloy.
(b) A private communion.
(c) Instructions about his son.
(d) Money.

14. What does Moran say he found himself thinking about when he should have been planning his trip?
(a) His neighbors.
(b) His stamps.
(c) His investments.
(d) His parents.

15. What does Moran have to collect from the ground around the dead man?
(a) Notes from a book.
(b) Coins.
(c) Crumbs of bread.
(d) His keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moran say he had a hard time deciding whether to leave on his autocycle?

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

3. What drug did Moran take while his son was gone?

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

5. Who does Moran think will be blamed for the murder?

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