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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Molloy say his dwelling is?

2. What does Molloy offer the reader?

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

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

5. Which way does Molloy say A was going, after he met C?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Molloy’s relationship with death like?

2. What does Molloy say keeps him going?

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

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

5. How does Molloy describe his relationship with society, through his detention?

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

7. What is the relationship between Molloy and his mother’s money?

8. How does Molloy characterize his relationship with his mother?

9. What is it that Molloy finds noxious about his mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an evaluative review of Molloy. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful?What are its uses? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between Molloy and Moran? How are they similar, how are they different? Are they complimentary or opposed, in the universe Beckett sets up in Molloy?

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