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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. What is it that makes Moran’s mind swoon?
(a) The idea of being incapable of motion.
(b) The idea of his son growing up without him.
(c) The idea of Youdi’s disappointment.
(d) The idea of finding Molloy.

2. How does Moran characterize his son’s progress?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Mechanical.
(c) Spirited.
(d) Shambling.

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

4. How much money did Moran’s son leave him with, when he left?
(a) 10 shillings.
(b) Four pounds ten.
(c) Two pounds ten.
(d) 15 shillings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moran send his son to buy in the town of Hole?

2. What did Moran deliberately turn his attention away from?

3. What did Moran tell Gaber about his instructions?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Moran dispose of the man’s body?

2. What does Gaber tell Moran when he meets him the second time?

3. What does Moran say is the value of finishing a job like this?

4. What did Gaber tell Moran that Youdi had told him?

5. What rule does Moran say is evidenced in his decision not to let his son bring his stamp albums with him on the trip?

6. How does Moran characterize the scene that led up to his departure with his son?

7. How does Moran characterize his trip to the garden before his departure?

8. How does Moran resolve the question of whether Molloy is really Molloy’s name?

9. What arraignments did Moran make with Father Ambrose after Gaber’s visit?

10. What steps did Moran take to repair his son’s health?

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