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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pages 54, from the sentence that starts “I mean that knowing I was going to fall down…” through page 74,the sentence that starts “And the solution to which I rallied …”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say he was reduced to, by the policeman’s questions?
(a) Confabulation.
(b) Tediousness.
(c) Contentiousness.
(d) Panic.

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

3. How does Molloy characterize his health in the time he was with Lousse?
(a) It got worse.
(b) It did not decline.
(c) Old problems resolved but new ones began.
(d) It got better.

4. Where does Molloy tell the police he is going?
(a) Home.
(b) To the forest.
(c) To his mother.
(d) To the sea.

5. Considering his bad leg, what does Molloy say would have made him happier?
(a) Going home and lying down.
(b) Losing both legs.
(c) Finding an honest doctor.
(d) Getting to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Molloy say life seems to be made up of?

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

3. Who does Molloy say is responsible for him acting like a pig?

4. Where does Molloy say his dwelling is?

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

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