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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. What does Moran say is the defining feature of Bally?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A seashore.
(c) A strangled creek.
(d) A plain.

2. What percentage of Lousse’s speech does Molloy say he understood?
(a) 0%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 25%.

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

4. How does Molloy characterize the atmosphere he made his way through?
(a) A mean redness.
(b) An impenetrable darkness.
(c) A hostile, rotting smell.
(d) A blue gloom.

5. What did the charcoal burner want to share with Molloy?
(a) His mother.
(b) His insights.
(c) His food.
(d) His hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Moran proved his accomplishments in the past?

2. Why does Molloy say he will never finish his list of weak points?

3. What was it that make Molloy’s previous suicide attempts unsuccessful?

4. What is it that makes Moran’s mind swoon?

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

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