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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Stephen exempted from his classes?
(a) because his glasses are broken
(b) because he is still running a fever
(c) because he was perfect on his exams
(d) because he broke his arm

2. What choice is given two of the older boys after the group of runaways is returned to Clongowes?
(a) a choice between flogging or the gauntlet
(b) a choice between flogging or public humiliation
(c) a choice between flogging and expulsion
(d) a choice between flogging or the stocks

3. Who gets into an argument during Christmas dinner?
(a) Mother and Father
(b) Dante and Uncle Charles
(c) Dante and Mr. Casey
(d) Stephen and Father

4. Who bumps Stephen into a square ditch of slimy, cold water?
(a) the language teacher
(b) the prefect
(c) a boy named Fleming
(d) a boy named Wells

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen wonder about Father Arnall's getting upset?

2. During table conversation, what is a local Catholic priest accused of?

3. What is the literary method used in the novel?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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