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

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

3. What does Moran say he found himself thinking about when he should have been planning his trip?
(a) His stamps.
(b) His neighbors.
(c) His investments.
(d) His parents.

4. What kind of death did Moran think Molloy would have?
(a) Natural.
(b) Sudden.
(c) Self-inflicted.
(d) Violent.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moran’s reaction when he found that his son had left him without much money?

2. What did Moran tell Gaber about his instructions?

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

4. Who does Moran say the man resembled, who came to him on the second day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification does Moran offer for why he accepted the job from Gaber?

2. What is Moran’s pleasure principle, and how did it affect his decisions around his departure?

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

4. Who was the first person who came to Moran’s shelter?

5. How does Moran’s report end, at the end of Part II?

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

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

8. What was Moran’s reaction when he received the orders from Gaber?

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

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

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