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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. What does Molloy offer the reader?

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

3. How does Molloy characterize his health in the time he was with Lousse?

4. Which way does Molloy say A was going, after he met C?

5. What does Molloy say morning is the time for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Molloy say he could not stay in the forest?

4. How does Molloy say he chooses what to write?

5. Where did Molloy take shelter after leaving Lousse’s place?

6. How does Molloy characterize his relationship with his body below the waste?

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

8. How does Molloy’s disability affect him?

9. How long was Molloy on the road before he met Lousse, and how long did he stay with Lousse?

10. How did Molloy meet Lousse, and what reason did Lousse give for taking him to her home?

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

What topics would you like to research further, after reading Molloy? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Molloy.

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about him, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

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