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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Molloy say the policeman stopped him?

2. How does Molloy characterize Edith’s preference in clothing?

3. What does Molloy say he felt called by as he watched C?

4. What does Molloy say two knocks on his mother’s head meant?

5. What does Molloy say bothered him about Edith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Molloy’s relationship with writing?

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

3. Why does Molloy say that his previous attempts at suicide were unsuccessful?

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

5. What is the relationship between Molloy and his mother’s money?

6. Who are A and C, and what drama does Molloy watch them play out?

7. What does Molloy say are the principles he lives by?

8. How does Molloy’s disability affect him?

9. What is Molloy’s system for sucking stones?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in Molloy, or of parents? How do Molloy and Moran treat the people around them, and what do they expect of women? Are they ‘normal’ men who expect ‘normal’ things of women, or are they ambiguous or asexual? What role does physical or emotional love play in Molloy, whether it is between men or women?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the most important plot points in Molloy. What is at stake in each of these moments? What possibilities do these moments present, and how are those possibilities channeled into specific actions or events? How does the plot chart its course among other alternative or possible plots?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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