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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 128, starting with the paragraph that starts, “In the lane, having locked the wicket-gate…,” through page 145, and the paragraph that ends with the sentence, “And it would be my joy to help my son…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Molloy asked for his clothes, what did the valet tell him at first?
(a) They were being burned.
(b) They were in the cleaners.
(c) They were in his room.
(d) He would have them right back.

2. What does Molloy say he has in place of principles?
(a) What he has done, who he is.
(b) What he has, what he is.
(c) What he knows, what he can say.
(d) What he will do.

3. Under what condition does Molloy say he might have loved the charcoal burner?
(a) If he had been 70 years older.
(b) If he had never been beaten.
(c) If the charcoal burner were 70 years younger.
(d) If he had already known what love was.

4. What does Molloy say kept him from cutting his testicles off?
(a) His aversion to pain.
(b) His desire for children.
(c) His familiarity with his testicles.
(d) His loathing for eunuchs.

5. Why was Molloy not free to stay in the forest?
(a) He could not find shelter there.
(b) He needed his papers at home.
(c) He could not see far enough there.
(d) He would be going against an imperative.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Under what condition does Molloy say he could show what he was made of?

3. Molloy says that he listened to Lousse for a long time—What does Molloy say was left at the end of his listening?

4. What did Molloy see when the forest ended?

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

(see the answer key)

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