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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Stephen's hands when Father Dolan does not believe his glasses broke by accident?
(a) They are given whacks with the pandybat.
(b) They are pressed against the wall.
(c) They are tied behind his back.
(d) They are placed in hot water.

2. What gives Stephen a second clue that all is not well financially with the family?
(a) His mother takes in laundry.
(b) His father sells the automobile.
(c) He does not get new clothes.
(d) He notices slight changes around the house.

3. What is the purpose of the trip that causes Stephen's father to sip from his flask?
(a) a visit to a clinic
(b) Stephen's grandmother's funeral
(c) a job interview
(d) the auction of his property

4. By summer, where has the family moved?
(a) Glaway
(b) Blackrock
(c) Dublin
(d) Liverpool

5. What does Stephen do about new words he hears the adults use?
(a) tries to use them in his own conversation
(b) interrupts conversation to ask their meanings
(c) makes a list but does not spell them correctly
(d) figures out their meanings

Short Answer Questions

1. Although he purposefully enters the brothel, how does he feel later?

2. Where does Stephen's walking around in smaller and smaller circles eventually lead him?

3. What limits the omniscience of the narrator of the story?

4. In whose honor is the retreat being held?

5. What keeps him from confessing his unworthiness and walking out of the chapel?

(see the answer key)

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