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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job is given to Stephen?
(a) doing laundry
(b) unpacking boxes
(c) carrying messages
(d) delivering newspapers

2. What does Stephen hear on his way to the university?
(a) the sounds of the early morning traffic
(b) the screaming of a mad nun in the nearby madhouse
(c) the bells of the nearby church
(d) the call of fish venders along the streets

3. What is the rumor about the five boys who ran away from Clongowes?
(a) They stole from the collection box.
(b) They spit in the holy water.
(c) They went to sea.
(d) They drank communion wine.

4. Leaving the director's office, what does Stephen think about the life offered him?
(a) He questions his motives for wanting to be a priest.
(b) He does not see the priest as being more devoted than he is.
(c) He is filled with pride that the director thinks he is so good.
(d) He is filled with fear that his family will reject him.

5. What does Stephen suddenly realize about his family relationships?
(a) that they are silently severing
(b) that they are becoming stronger
(c) that they have never been strong
(d) that they have stiffled the family

Short Answer Questions

1. What breaks up Stephen's general state of doubt and mistrust?

2. What is the reference to the Firblog?

3. What does the rector announce to the class?

4. What response does Stephen give when Davin asks if he is Irish at all?

5. What keeps him from confessing his unworthiness and walking out of the chapel?

(see the answer key)

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