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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens in Stephen's poem about the girl in the tram?
(a) He calls her Mercedes.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He sits her in his lap.
(d) He helps her off the tram.

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

5. What does Stephen like in Doctor Cornwell's Spelling Book?
(a) margin notes he wrote
(b) large print
(c) nice sentences
(d) funny illustrations

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is given to Stephen?

2. What is a major theme of the book?

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

4. Which of the older boys opted for the flogging?

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

(see the answer key)

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