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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Stephen a second clue that all is not well financially with the family?
(a) His father sells the automobile.
(b) His mother takes in laundry.
(c) He does not get new clothes.
(d) He notices slight changes around the house.

2. What emotion does Stephen have over the reversal of his family's fortunes?
(a) sadness
(b) incredulity
(c) indifference
(d) mortification

3. What is Stephen's favorite reading material?
(a) comic books
(b) The Count of Monte Cristo
(c) the newspaper
(d) The Pickwick Papers

4. What does Stephen keep pasted inside his desk?
(a) a countdown to the holidays
(b) a letter from his mother
(c) answers to test questions
(d) a photo of Eileen

5. Where does Stephen keep himself during the football game?
(a) next to the prefect
(b) In the thick of the action
(c) on the bench
(d) on the fringes of his line

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the boys at school tease Stephen about?

3. What is the name of the school Stephen next enrolls in?

4. How does Stephen regulate the noise he hears in the refractory?

5. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?

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