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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 92-110, through the paragraph that ends, “That was how I reasoned.”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Molloy say that he ought to have been buried alive?
(a) Because of the poverty of his life.
(b) Because of his relationship with his mother.
(c) Because of the smell from his leaking bladder.
(d) Because of the sacrilege of his thoughts.

2. What does Molloy say he was afraid his mother always understood him to be saying with his knocks?
(a) No.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) Money.
(d) Yes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moran’s son say hurt him?

2. What does Molloy say he was afraid of, that caused him to answer the police’s questions blindly?

3. What did Lousse offer Molloy?

4. What does Molloy say his mother smelled like?

5. What smell does Molloy say he associates with Lousse?

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