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

2. 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 his future.
(d) The question of Molloy.

3. What did Moran’s son say hurt him when he came downstairs for dinner at nine o’clock?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His head.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His knee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the instructions Gaber arrived with, when he found Moran on the verge of wasting away?

2. What was the last thing Moran remembered before he realized that he had killed the man?

3. How does Moran say the murder affect his state of mind?

4. How long did Moran remain in the place where his son abandoned him?

5. What did Moran tell Gaber about his instructions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What led to Moran’s son’s departure for good, the second time?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Moran characterize the landscape around Bally?

9. How does Moran characterize the system by which messengers carried their messages to agents?

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

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