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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 18-35, from the sentence that starts “The room smelt of ammonia” through the sentence that starts “My sick leg, forget which”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Molloy characterize the son he might have had, who would come to visit him?
(a) Queer.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Happy.
(d) Violent.

2. What does Molloy say four knocks on his mother’s head meant?
(a) Goodbye.
(b) Money.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

3. What does Molloy say his identity was wrapped in?
(a) His writing.
(b) A namelessness.
(c) His sensations.
(d) His family name.

4. Which way does Molloy say A was going, after he met C?
(a) Into the forest.
(b) Toward town.
(c) Toward the sea.
(d) Away from town.

5. How does Molloy say his hat is attached to his clothing?
(a) With thread.
(b) With a rubber band.
(c) With lace.
(d) With a leather tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Molloy tell the police he is going?

2. Molloy calls his mother a “uniparous whore” (19) — What does uniparous mean?

3. What does Molloy say he was afraid his mother always understood him to be saying with his knocks?

4. What is Molloy trying to do at the beginning of the novel?

5. How does Molloy characterize the road where A and C meet?

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