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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What limits the omniscience of the narrator of the story?
(a) He speaks only as an Irish nationalist.
(b) He speaks with a devoutly religious voice.
(c) He speaks mainly from Stephen's mother's point of view.
(d) He speaks largely from Stephen's perspective.

2. 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

3. After dinner, why does Stephen march out of the house?
(a) to return to school and see Father Arnall
(b) to go by the brothels to see if he can overcome his lusts
(c) to find a chapel in which to confess
(d) to find Emma and beg her forgiveness

4. What does Stephen pretend not to notice when his mother says goodbye to him at school?
(a) that she wore too much perfume
(b) that she was going to cry
(c) that she was in a hurry to leave
(d) that her hat was on backwards

5. Where does Stephen keep himself during the football game?
(a) In the thick of the action
(b) next to the prefect
(c) on the fringes of his line
(d) on the bench

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stephen suspect is also in the audience the night of the play?

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

3. What are some things Stephen remembers while contemplating his sins?

4. When does Stephen feel happy?

5. What does Stephen do about new words he hears the adults use?

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