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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. How does Molloy say he met Lousse?
(a) He killed her child with his crutches.
(b) He killed her dog with his bicycle.
(c) He asked her for directions.
(d) He asked her for food.

2. What does Molloy say C was looking around for?
(a) Molloy.
(b) His mother.
(c) A.
(d) Landmarks.

3. Where does Molloy say he met Edith?
(a) In a rubbish dump.
(b) In a garden.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) At a crossroads.

4. Who does Molloy say is responsible for him acting like a pig?
(a) His fate.
(b) His superiors.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.

5. Why does Molloy say he will never finish his list of weak points?
(a) He cannot get his head around them.
(b) They are always multiplying.
(c) They keep changing.
(d) It will finish him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Molloy characterize C?

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

3. What does Molloy say three knocks on his mother’s head meant?

4. What does Molloy say life seems to be made up of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Molloy characterize Lousse’s physical appearance, and what did she have in common with Edith/Ruth?

2. How does Molloy say he and his mother refer to each other?

3. What does Molloy say are the principles he lives by?

4. What does Molloy say he could not stay in the forest?

5. How did Molloy meet Lousse, and what reason did Lousse give for taking him to her home?

6. What is the one thing that Molloy says torments him?

7. Who are A and C, and what drama does Molloy watch them play out?

8. How does Molloy characterize his relationship with Lousse?

9. Where did Molloy take shelter after leaving Lousse’s place?

10. How does Molloy characterize his experience with the charcoal burner in the forest?

(see the answer keys)

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