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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. Who did Moran try to keep in the dark about his departure?
(a) Martha.
(b) Gaber.
(c) His son.
(d) Youdi.

2. Who did Moran hope might come for him?
(a) Molloy.
(b) Youdi.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

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

4. What does Moran say he deliberately turn his attention to instead?
(a) Anxiety about where to get food.
(b) Other unknowns.
(c) The mystery of death.
(d) The question of Molloy’s mother.

5. What did the man who came to Moran’s shelter ask Moran for?
(a) Money.
(b) Water.
(c) Directions.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moran say Molloy moved?

2. 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?

3. Who does Moran think will be blamed for the murder?

4. What does Moran say is his position about God?

5. What did Moran’s son say hurt him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moran characterize the man who hailed him on the second night?

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

3. Under what conditions do Moran and his son part for the first time?

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

7. How does Moran characterize the process of dying?

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

9. What is the naming convention that Moran describes for the region around Bally?

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

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