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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 110, starting with the paragraph that starts, “I still had a few hours left before dinner…,” through page 128, the paragraph that ends with the sentence, “And so I turned a last time…” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Molloy say bothered him about Edith?
(a) The pain she suffered while dying.
(b) The impatience he felt for her death.
(c) His powerlessness to help her.
(d) The indifference with which he learned of her death.

2. Where does Molloy say he met Edith?
(a) In a restaurant.
(b) At a crossroads.
(c) In a rubbish dump.
(d) In a garden.

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

4. With whom does Molloy describe a sexual act?
(a) A goat.
(b) Edith.
(c) Mrs. Loy.
(d) Lousse.

5. What did Lousse offer Molloy?
(a) Something to eat.
(b) A place to live.
(c) Money.
(d) Transportation to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moran characterize himself in his thoughts about Molloy?

2. What does Moran say he found himself thinking about when he should have been planning his trip?

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

4. Which way does Molloy say C was going, after he met A?

5. What did Moran give Martha after his instructions for a four o’clock mean angered her?

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