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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen wonder about Father Arnall's getting upset?
(a) if he will have a stroke
(b) if it means trouble
(c) if it is a sin
(d) if he hates boys

2. What scandalous suggestion is rumored about the five boys who ran away?
(a) They were caught "smugging" in the square with two younger boys.
(b) They had smuggled a prostitute into the school
(c) They were showing their bottoms to ladies on the street.
(d) They were caught peeping into ladies' bedrooms.

3. How does Stephen follow the adult conversation at Christmas?
(a) He wonders why adults like to talk so much.
(b) He does not understand fully what they talk about.
(c) He takes in everything and understands.
(d) He begins to formulate new political ideas.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Stephen's poem about the girl in the tram?

2. Where do Stephen and his father go at night by rail?

3. What does Heron claim Lord Byron to be?

4. Who is Mike Flynn?

5. What is the purpose of the trip that causes Stephen's father to sip from his flask?

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