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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 Lousse’s parrot says?
(a) Greetings.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Expletives.
(d) Prayers.

2. What does the man who visits Molloy leave behind when he visits?
(a) Books.
(b) Instructions.
(c) Money.
(d) A bicycle.

3. Molloy calls his mother a “uniparous whore” (19) — What does uniparous mean?
(a) Having only one child.
(b) Having only one eye.
(c) Mentally ill.
(d) Incontinent.

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

5. How long does Molloy say he stayed with Lousse?
(a) A few years.
(b) A year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A few months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molloy say the horizon was burning with?

2. What does Molloy say three knocks on his mother’s head meant?

3. How does Molloy characterize C?

4. What does Molloy say it would be madness not to do?

5. How does Molloy characterize the son he might have had, who would come to visit him?

(see the answer key)

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