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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pages 128, starting with the paragraph that starts, “In the lane, having locked the wicket-gate…,” through page 145, and the paragraph that ends with the sentence, “And it would be my joy to help my son…”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Molloy characterize the internal voices that tell him to stay or to go?
(a) An angel and a devil.
(b) Two devils.
(c) A mother and a father.
(d) Two fools.

2. What does Moran hear when he starts his report?
(a) A gate slamming shut.
(b) A distant gong.
(c) A corncrake.
(d) An eagle-owl.

3. What time of day does Molloy say he prefers?
(a) Night.
(b) Noon.
(c) Morning.
(d) Evening.

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

5. What does Molloy say he was afraid his mother always understood him to be saying with his knocks?
(a) Goodbye.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moran put in his son’s milk?

2. Moran says that he proceeds in making his report out of fear: why does he say he fears?

3. What does Molloy say is easier for him at the seashore?

4. How does Moran say Molloy moved?

5. What does the man who visits Molloy take away when he visits?

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