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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What limits the omniscience of the narrator of the story?
(a) He speaks largely from Stephen's perspective.
(b) He speaks only as an Irish nationalist.
(c) He speaks with a devoutly religious voice.
(d) He speaks mainly from Stephen's mother's point of view.

2. What was Stephen's early song?
(a) O, the Wild Rose Blooms
(b) Old Dan tucker
(c) In the Gloaming
(d) The Irish Lullaby

3. What happens to Stephen's hands when Father Dolan does not believe his glasses broke by accident?
(a) They are placed in hot water.
(b) They are given whacks with the pandybat.
(c) They are tied behind his back.
(d) They are pressed against the wall.

4. What does Stephen like in Doctor Cornwell's Spelling Book?
(a) margin notes he wrote
(b) nice sentences
(c) large print
(d) funny illustrations

5. What is a major theme of the book?
(a) Catholicism versus Protestantism
(b) Coming of age
(c) Catholic education versus public education
(d) Irish nationalism and Irish identity

Short Answer Questions

1. After the punishment, what are Flemming and Stephen told to do?

2. What is the first occasion for Stephen to return home from school?

3. Who does Stephen fantasize about marrying when he grows up?

4. What results from Stephen's meeting to complain about Father Dolan?

5. Which of the older boys opted for the flogging?

(see the answer key)

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