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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 145, starting with the paragraph that starts, “The day seemed very long …,” through page 160, the paragraph that ends with the sentence, “And in order to make this sound more likely…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say he felt called by as he watched C?
(a) The fields and the sea.
(b) His mother.
(c) His death.
(d) The sky and mountains.

2. What did Moran give Martha after his instructions for a four o’clock mean angered her?
(a) The day off tomorrow.
(b) Extra money.
(c) Time to visit her friend.
(d) A smack.

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

4. Why does Moran want to delay the process of finding Molloy?
(a) To remember his instructions about what to do with him.
(b) To see his mother along the way.
(c) To let him live a bit longer.
(d) To show his son more of the world.

5. What had Moran given his son a scout knife for?
(a) Good marks in school.
(b) A birthday.
(c) Graduation from school.
(d) A rite of passage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Molloy say his hat is attached to his clothing?

2. What does Molloy say the only way to progress was, after his good leg started to hurt?

3. When the man comes to Moran’s shelter on the second day, he asks Moran if he has seen someone: who did he ask about?

4. What does Moran have to collect from the ground around the dead man?

5. What name does Molloy give for the person which whom he knew “true love” (83)?

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