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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. Who does Molloy say he thought might be one and the same person?

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

3. What does Molloy say the horizon was burning with?

4. What did Molloy hit the charcoal burner with?

5. How does Molloy characterize the atmosphere he made his way through?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Molloy’s disability affect him?

3. What offer does Lousse make to Molloy?

4. What is the difference between the Molloy who is writing and the Molloy who was living through the experiences Molloy writes?

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

6. Why was Molloy taken to the police station?

7. How does Molloy characterize his relationship with Lousse?

8. How does Molloy characterize his experience with the charcoal burner in the forest?

9. How does Molloy characterize Lousse’s physical appearance, and what did she have in common with Edith/Ruth?

10. How does Molloy describe his relationship with society, through his detention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When is Molloy most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of Molloy. What is this book’s place in our culture? Who will find this book most useful?What are its uses? What are its limitations?

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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