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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the literary method used in the novel?
(a) stream of consciousness
(b) parody
(c) chronological account
(d) metaphor and irony

2. What happens when summer vacation is over for Stephen?
(a) Stephen works out on the track with Mike.
(b) Stephen's family moves again.
(c) Stephen finds a steady job.
(d) Stephen does not return to Clongowes.

3. What does Stephen complain about to the rector?
(a) broken fingers
(b) unjust punishment
(c) Father Dolan interfering in Father Arnall's class
(d) broken blood vessels in his hands

4. Who bumps Stephen into a square ditch of slimy, cold water?
(a) the prefect
(b) a boy named Wells
(c) the language teacher
(d) a boy named Fleming

5. What is Stephen's most troubling problem as he sees it?
(a) the need to make money
(b) the wasting fires of lust
(c) the bad influences of his friends
(d) the lack of faith

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys see Stephen after he talks with the rector?

2. What is the rumor about the five boys who ran away from Clongowes?

3. What is the purpose of the trip that causes Stephen's father to sip from his flask?

4. What does Stephen wonder about Father Arnall's getting upset?

5. What makes Stephen angry with himself?

(see the answer key)

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