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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what condition does Molloy say he might have loved the charcoal burner?
(a) If he had been 70 years older.
(b) If he had never been beaten.
(c) If he had already known what love was.
(d) If the charcoal burner were 70 years younger.

2. Why was Molloy not free to stay in the forest?
(a) He could not see far enough there.
(b) He needed his papers at home.
(c) He could not find shelter there.
(d) He would be going against an imperative.

3. Why does Molloy say you cannot mention everything in its proper place?
(a) You cannot speak things’ names correctly.
(b) Things keep moving.
(c) Things do not have proper places.
(d) You would never be done.

4. Which direction did Molloy set off in, from the alley?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

5. How does Molloy characterize Lousse?
(a) A woman of bountiful curves.
(b) A woman of extraordinary flatness.
(c) A woman of masculine musculature.
(d) A woman of delicate graces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Molloy’s good leg at the seashores?

2. What did the charcoal burner want to share with Molloy?

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

4. What does Molloy say morning is the time for?

5. Why does Molloy say he distrusted his bicycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Molloy take shelter after leaving Lousse’s place?

2. What new debility did Molloy experience after his time at the seashore?

3. What is Molloy’s character like?

4. How does Molloy characterize his experience with the charcoal burner in the forest?

5. What is the one thing that Molloy says torments him?

6. What is Molloy’s relationship with death like?

7. What does Molloy say keeps him going?

8. How does Molloy characterize his relationship with his body below the waste?

9. What does Molloy like about being at the seashore?

10. How does Molloy describe his relationship with society, through his detention?

(see the answer keys)

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