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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Stephen complain about to the rector?
(a) broken fingers
(b) Father Dolan interfering in Father Arnall's class
(c) unjust punishment
(d) broken blood vessels in his hands

3. What is the literary method used in the novel?
(a) parody
(b) chronological account
(c) stream of consciousness
(d) metaphor and irony

4. After the punishment, what are Flemming and Stephen told to do?
(a) return to their seats
(b) sit on the floor
(c) stand in the corner
(d) kneel

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stephen regulate the noise he hears in the refractory?

2. Why is Stephen exempted from his classes?

3. What is the purpose of the trip that causes Stephen's father to sip from his flask?

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

5. Who does Stephen fantasize about marrying when he grows up?

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