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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Stephen's voice as he gets to his major sin?
(a) It is choked with emotion.
(b) It becomes stronger.
(c) It is low and murmuring.
(d) It fails him completely.

2. What goes through Stephen's head as he enters the confessional?
(a) He anticipates great relief afterward.
(b) He considers running away.
(c) He wishes his sin had been any but the one it is.
(d) He wonders if the priest will recognize his voice.

3. After Blackrock, where does the family move?
(a) to an apartment in London
(b) back into their old home
(c) to a small house in Belfast
(d) into less comfortable accommodations in Dublin

4. What do the boys at school tease Stephen about?
(a) kissing his mother before bedtime
(b) writing letters to Eileen
(c) wetting his bed
(d) wearing short pants

5. What does Stephen wonder about Father Arnall's getting upset?
(a) if it is a sin
(b) if it means trouble
(c) if he hates boys
(d) if he will have a stroke

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heron claim Lord Byron to be?

2. Who does Stephen know for sure is in the audience for a play he is in at school?

3. When does Stephen feel happy?

4. What is a major theme of the book?

5. What goes through Stephen's mind about the beautiful girl at the party?

(see the answer key)

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