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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. What does Moran say his decision to leave by autocycle reveals was present in his decision-making process?
(a) Fate.
(b) Chaos theory.
(c) A great mystery.
(d) The pleasure principle.

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

3. Writing his report will help Moran survive an anguish related to what?
(a) Youdi’s disappointment.
(b) Vagrancy and freedom.
(c) Unfinished business.
(d) His conscience.

4. Why does Moran say he had a hard time deciding whether to leave on his autocycle?
(a) He did not know whether he could trust his son to drive it.
(b) It might make Molloy harder to find.
(c) It would reduce the time but increase the expense.
(d) He did not know where he was going.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moran’s reaction when he found that his son had left him without much money?

2. What did Moran offer the man who came to his shelter on the first day of his son’s absence?

3. What does Moran say he was covered by, by the time he returned home?

4. Which of Moran’s clothes does he say he discarded?

5. What did Moran tell Gaber about his instructions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moran resolve the question of whether Molloy is really Molloy’s name?

2. How does Moran characterize his trip to the garden before his departure?

3. What justification does Moran offer for why he accepted the job from Gaber?

4. What commentary does Moran make about his narration of their journey?

5. Who was the first person who came to Moran’s shelter?

6. What is Moran’s pleasure principle, and how did it affect his decisions around his departure?

7. How does Part II open?

8. How does Moran characterize the man who hailed him on the second night?

9. What steps did Moran take to repair his son’s health?

10. What does Moran say is the value of finishing a job like this?

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