View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moran say he had lied about?
(a) Working for Youdi.
(b) Having a son.
(c) Having turkeys.
(d) Getting a message from Gaber.

2. Writing his report will help Moran survive an anguish related to what?
(a) Youdi’s disappointment.
(b) Unfinished business.
(c) His conscience.
(d) Vagrancy and freedom.

3. How does Moran say the murder affect his state of mind?
(a) He says that it filled him with remorse.
(b) He says that he should have killed himself.
(c) He says that it made him calm.
(d) He says that it made him insane.

4. What had Moran given his son a scout knife for?
(a) A birthday.
(b) Graduation from school.
(c) Good marks in school.
(d) A rite of passage.

5. What does Moran say he was doing while Gaber told him what Youdi said about life?
(a) Uprooting grasses.
(b) Trying to slit his wrists.
(c) Looking at his face in a stream.
(d) Looking for food.

6. What kind of death did Moran think Molloy would have?
(a) Self-inflicted.
(b) Natural.
(c) Sudden.
(d) Violent.

7. What does Moran say he found himself thinking about when he should have been planning his trip?
(a) His neighbors.
(b) His parents.
(c) His investments.
(d) His stamps.

8. What did Moran use for a cane?
(a) A stick he cut in the woods.
(b) His umbrella.
(c) A metal rod he found.
(d) Molloy’s crutches.

9. What did Moran take with him instead of his heavy coat?
(a) A broad hat.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A lighter coat.
(d) A pair of tall boots.

10. What does Moran say he was covered by, by the time he returned home?
(a) Borrowed clothing.
(b) Grace.
(c) Light.
(d) Lesions.

11. What does Moran say took place before his son departed for good?
(a) A violent scene.
(b) A violent storm.
(c) Gaber returned with new instructions.
(d) A period of hard illness.

12. What did Martha serve Moran and his son before they left?
(a) Beef stew.
(b) Shepherd’s pie.
(c) Clam chowder.
(d) Roast chicken.

13. How does Moran characterize the business of describing his adventures?
(a) Tedious.
(b) Riveting.
(c) Irrelevant.
(d) Boring.

14. Who does Moran say the man resembled, who came to him on the second day?
(a) Molloy.
(b) Himself.
(c) His son.
(d) His mother.

15. What kind of noise did Moran hear from his son’s room before he woke him?
(a) A pregnant pause.
(b) A strangling noise.
(c) A deep silence.
(d) A whispering noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moran ask Father Ambrose for?

2. How many paces was Moran able to make between stops, after he started to use a cane?

3. What quality does Moran say defined the features of the man who came to him on the second day?

4. When did Gaber tell Moran he would be leaving?

5. Where was Moran when he got the orders about Molloy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 453 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample