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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Stephen's early song?
(a) O, the Wild Rose Blooms
(b) In the Gloaming
(c) The Irish Lullaby
(d) Old Dan tucker

2. What does Stephen figure out about his not returning to Clongowes?
(a) It signifies a change in his father's finances.
(b) They plan to send him to England to study.
(c) His father has converted to Protestantism.
(d) From then on he will be home schooled.

3. What do Stephen and Aubrey do in the meadow?
(a) play football
(b) pretend to be pirates
(c) ride a mare in the field
(d) look for buried treasure

4. How do the boys see Stephen after he talks with the rector?
(a) as an enemy
(b) as a hero
(c) as a tattle tale
(d) as a sneak

5. What is the first occasion for Stephen to return home from school?
(a) a relapse of his illness
(b) his father's heart attack
(c) his sister's wedding
(d) Christmas holidays

Short Answer Questions

1. What public transportation does Stephen take?

2. What scandalous suggestion is rumored about the five boys who ran away?

3. What is the name of the character Stephen is fixated on?

4. What does Stephen do immediately after the play?

5. What happens in Stephen's poem about the girl in the tram?

(see the answer key)

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