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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moran characterize himself?
(a) He who tells what he has found.
(b) He who analyzes the process of finding.
(c) He who finds.
(d) He who explains what he has found.

2. What did Moran give Martha after his instructions for a four o’clock mean angered her?
(a) Extra money.
(b) Time to visit her friend.
(c) A smack.
(d) The day off tomorrow.

3. When the man comes to Moran’s shelter on the second day, he asks Moran if he has seen someone: who did he ask about?
(a) Molloy.
(b) A boy with a bicycle.
(c) A man with a hat.
(d) A man with a stick.

4. When did Moran get the orders to see about Molloy?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

5. What does Moran say he is oblivious to, in his walking?
(a) Everything.
(b) Criticism.
(c) Mockery.
(d) Directions.

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

7. How long did Moran tell Martha he and his son would be gone?
(a) He said that he would be gone a few months.
(b) He said that he would be gone a few days.
(c) He said that he would be gone a few weeks.
(d) He said that he had no idea.

8. Why does Moran say he was doing what he was doing with regard to Molloy?
(a) For an anonymous cause.
(b) For Molloy’s sake.
(c) For his own sake.
(d) For Youdi.

9. What was Moran’s reaction when he found that his son had left him without much money?
(a) He was delighted,
(b) He was furious.
(c) He was glad.
(d) He was disappointed.

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

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

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

13. What does Moran say he has studied in bee behavior?
(a) Their dances.
(b) Their food sources.
(c) Their choice of queen.
(d) Their hive construction.

14. What does Moran say he was drowning in?
(a) The tide of criticisms.
(b) The flow of judgments.
(c) The spray of phenomena.
(d) The currents of sensations.

15. What does Moran say was distinct about the man who came to his shelter?
(a) His pants.
(b) His face.
(c) His dog.
(d) His hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moran have to collect from the ground around the dead man?

2. What did Moran use for a cane?

3. How does Moran say Molloy would see himself after Moran arrived?

4. Why does Moran want to delay the process of finding Molloy?

5. What mistake did Moran make about Molloy’s name?

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