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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the punishment, what are Flemming and Stephen told to do?
(a) sit on the floor
(b) kneel
(c) return to their seats
(d) stand in the corner

2. What strikes fear into the sinner, but is a blessed moment for the believer?
(a) confession
(b) death
(c) the divil
(d) the Eucharist

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

4. What is a major theme of the book?
(a) Coming of age
(b) Catholic education versus public education
(c) Catholicism versus Protestantism
(d) Irish nationalism and Irish identity

5. What is Stephen's favorite reading material?
(a) the newspaper
(b) The Count of Monte Cristo
(c) The Pickwick Papers
(d) comic books

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rector announce that will take place on Friday?

2. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?

3. What does the preacher say is available to the living to spare them from this everlasting torment?

4. What will be the subjects of the retreat?

5. By summer, where has the family moved?

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