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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the punishment, what do the boys urge Stephen to do?
(a) run away from the school
(b) visit the rector
(c) put tacks in Father Dolan's chair
(d) call the police

2. What is the rumor about the five boys who ran away from Clongowes?
(a) They stole from the collection box.
(b) They went to sea.
(c) They spit in the holy water.
(d) They drank communion wine.

3. During table conversation, what is a local Catholic priest accused of?
(a) mixing politics into his sermons
(b) teaching apostacy
(c) getting drunk on communion wine
(d) molesting children

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

5. 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 placed in hot water.
(c) They are given whacks with the pandybat.
(d) They are tied behind his back.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the boys at school tease Stephen about?

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

4. What political figure becomes a topic of conversation and disagreement among the adults?

5. How do the boys see Stephen after he talks with the rector?

(see the answer key)

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