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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner, why does Stephen march out of the house?
(a) to return to school and see Father Arnall
(b) to find a chapel in which to confess
(c) to find Emma and beg her forgiveness
(d) to go by the brothels to see if he can overcome his lusts

2. What do the older men Stephen walks with usually talk about?
(a) gambling and drinking
(b) mostly of politics and family legends
(c) Irish legends and music
(d) religion and business

3. Where does Stephen's walking around in smaller and smaller circles eventually lead him?
(a) to his home
(b) to the school
(c) the the church
(d) to the brothel quarter

4. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?
(a) as avenging angels of God
(b) as merciless oppressors
(c) as irreligious
(d) as flawless beings

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes through Stephen's head as he enters the confessional?

2. What emotion does Stephen have over the reversal of his family's fortunes?

3. After what does Stephen model his poem titles in his notebook?

4. What does Stephen pretend not to notice when his mother says goodbye to him at school?

5. How does the preacher define sin?

(see the answer key)

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