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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 35, from the sentence that starts, “I had so to speak only one leg…” through page 54, the sentence that starts “Yes, that struck me as less strange…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Molloy say one knock on his mother’s head meant?
(a) Yes.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) No.
(d) I don’t know.

3. What smell does Molloy say he associates with Lousse?
(a) Lilacs.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Peonies.
(d) Sea air.

4. What does Molloy say he heard the voice of in his room at Lousse’s house?
(a) A dying dog.
(b) A collapsing world.
(c) His mother.
(d) An angry parrot.

5. What does Molloy say he has in place of principles?
(a) What he knows, what he can say.
(b) What he has, what he is.
(c) What he will do.
(d) What he has done, who he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molloy say he was reduced to, by the policeman’s questions?

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

3. Molloy says that he listened to Lousse for a long time—What does Molloy say was left at the end of his listening?

4. What would Molloy be taking the place of, if he stayed long with Lousse?

5. Who buried the dog after Molloy followed Lousse home?

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