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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen classify as the tragic emotions that look toward both Lynch and him?
(a) fear and confusion
(b) joy and lust
(c) pity and terror
(d) peace and quiet

2. What happens to Stephen's hands when Father Dolan does not believe his glasses broke by accident?
(a) They are pressed against the wall.
(b) They are given whacks with the pandybat.
(c) They are placed in hot water.
(d) They are tied behind his back.

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

4. What comment does Father make that he is admonished not to say in front of Stephen?
(a) Stephen's father calls religious education a "blight on the land."
(b) Stephen's father calls the British "the saviors of Ireland."
(c) Stephen's father calls the language of the Holy Ghost "bad language."
(d) Stephen's father calls all priests "instruments of the devil."

5. How does Stephen now view his life?
(a) as a hopeless drifter without proper education
(b) as a drudge worker in a heartless world
(c) as a complete waste from which he learned nothing
(d) as an escape from the old path and embarking on a new one

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stephen tell about many of the longings in his soul?

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

3. What is the name of the school Stephen next enrolls in?

4. What does Davin proclaim himself to be?

5. What does Stephen find pleasing when he tires of Aristotle and Aquinas?

(see the answer key)

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