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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 say his mother knew him?
(a) By taste.
(b) By touch.
(c) By smell.
(d) By sound.

2. What is Molloy trying to do at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Beg forgiveness.
(b) Find himself.
(c) Orient himself.
(d) Justify his actions.

3. What does Molloy say three knocks on his mother’s head meant?
(a) Money.
(b) I don’t know.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

4. Where does Molloy say his dwelling is?
(a) Quietist.
(b) Deepest down.
(c) Loudest.
(d) Furthest.

5. Why does Molloy say the policeman stopped him?
(a) For the way he was resting on his bicycle.
(b) For trespassing.
(c) For speeding on his bicycle.
(d) For loitering.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Molloy say one knock on his mother’s head meant?

3. How does Molloy characterize his own appearance?

4. What does Molloy say he wants to finish?

5. How does Molloy characterize human nature, in discussing C’s travels through the landscape?

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