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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 Moran say Father Ambrose was lacking, when he visited him?

2. How does Moran say he dreads death?

3. How does Moran characterize himself in his thoughts about Molloy?

4. What did Gaber tell Moran that Youdi had said life consisted of?

5. What kind of death did Moran think Molloy would have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Moran characterize his relationship with hope, after his son left?

3. What does Moran say is the value of finishing a job like this?

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

5. How does Part II open?

6. What is the first cause of tension between Moran and his son, after they leave?

7. How does Moran characterize the landscape around Bally?

8. What commentary does Moran make about his narration of their journey?

9. How does Moran characterize the scene that led up to his departure with his son?

10. What does Moran say are topics that never crossed his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do we know about the source of Molloy’s malaise and his cultural position, and what can we extrapolate about his mindset, and any traumas he might have been formed by? What does Molloy tell us about the psychological effects of damage and trauma? What does it mean to be healthy in Molloy’s world? Is it possible?

Essay Topic 2

Many of Molloy’s insights have to do with living, but they also have to do with writing, and we cannot forget that the character who opens the book is a writer, that someone comes to give him money for his pages. What does Molloy tell us about the writing process, or about Beckett’s writing process? What is writing supposed to do? What does it entail? What is the outcome of writing meant to be? How is it similar to and different from living?

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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