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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What quality does Moran say defined the features of the man who came to him on the second day?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Revulsion.
(d) Dissatisfaction.

4. As Moran writes his report, in the present moment, what does he say he filled his days with?
(a) Minor redemptions.
(b) Anxious life.
(c) Quiet meaning.
(d) Subtle patterns.

5. Which of Moran’s clothes does he say he discarded?
(a) His drawers.
(b) His tie.
(c) His boots.
(d) His shirts.

6. How long did Moran remain in the place where his son abandoned him?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Hours.
(d) Months.

7. What did Gaber tell Moran that Youdi had said life consisted of?
(a) Hunting and being hunted.
(b) Misery and disappointment.
(c) Beauty and joy.
(d) Injustice and grief.

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

9. What does Moran say he notices while he is walking?
(a) Everything.
(b) His destination coming closer.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His past receding.

10. Moran gave his son five pounds, but when his son counted, how much money did he have?
(a) Four pounds ten.
(b) Four pounds five.
(c) Four pounds.
(d) Five pounds ten.

11. What does Moran say he would be inconceivable without?
(a) His moustache.
(b) His cape.
(c) His monocle.
(d) His hat.

12. Who does Moran tell the farmer he was on the way to visit?
(a) His son.
(b) The Turdy Madonna.
(c) Father Ambrose.
(d) His mother.

13. What does Moran say his decision to leave by autocycle reveals was present in his decision-making process?
(a) The pleasure principle.
(b) Fate.
(c) A great mystery.
(d) Chaos theory.

14. What regret does Molloy say he felt, after his son departed?
(a) He should have sent his son with more money.
(b) He should given his son more liberty.
(c) He should have asked his son to bring him something for his knee.
(d) He should have sent his son with better directions.

15. What did Moran deliberately turn his attention away from?
(a) The question of his knee.
(b) The question of his mother.
(c) The question of Molloy.
(d) The question of his future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moran offer the man who came to his shelter on the first day of his son’s absence?

2. What does Moran say he was drowning in?

3. What does Moran say he was doing while Gaber told him what Youdi said about life?

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

5. How does Moran say he dreads death?

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