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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose innocence does Stephen remember trampling on?
(a) a girl named Emma
(b) the girl on the tram
(c) a young prostitute
(d) Mercedes

2. What is the purpose of the trip that causes Stephen's father to sip from his flask?
(a) the auction of his property
(b) Stephen's grandmother's funeral
(c) a visit to a clinic
(d) a job interview

3. After what does Stephen model his poem titles in his notebook?
(a) odes by Keats
(b) newspaper headlines
(c) the Canterbury Tales
(d) the collected poems of Lord Byron

4. How does the preacher define sin?
(a) a slap in the face of God
(b) a rebellion of the intellect, incompatible with our true nature
(c) a giving in to our naturally base natures
(d) a wallowing in sinful mire

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the older boys opted for the flogging?

2. After the punishment, what do the boys urge Stephen to do?

3. How does Stephen react to the announcement of the rector?

4. What strikes fear into the sinner, but is a blessed moment for the believer?

5. When the rector enters the classroom, what does the boy behind Stephen want him to do?

(see the answer key)

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