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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is happening with Stephen during further hard times for the family?
(a) He is growing stronger in his faith.
(b) He is turning to a life of crime.
(c) He is leaning toward joining the Jesuits.
(d) He is losing his faith again.

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

4. What habit does Stephen hang onto?
(a) his habit of obedience
(b) his habit of cutting classes
(c) his habit of eavesdropping
(d) his habit of writing poems

5. How does Stephen find the dean of studies in the theater?
(a) putting fresh paint on the walls
(b) bending low to light a fire in the grate
(c) reading a Latin text
(d) lecturing a mischievous student

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the symbolism used to show Stephen's returning to nature?

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

3. Who bumps Stephen into a square ditch of slimy, cold water?

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

5. What does Stephen like in Doctor Cornwell's Spelling Book?

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