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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins to needle him and cause minor disruptions to his devotions?
(a) remembering the girl on the tram
(b) images of Emma in his head
(c) imperfections in himself
(d) the teasing of other boys

2. Who suggests that Stephen broke his glasses himself in order to get out of his schoolwork?
(a) Father Dolan
(b) the bully Wells
(c) Tusker Boyle
(d) Father Arnall

3. How does Stephen feel about the Virgin?
(a) As a mother, she overlooks the sins of her children.
(b) She has chosen him to be her white knight.
(c) Mary does not humiliate the sinner who approaches her.
(d) She can order her Son to do her will.

4. What will be the subjects of the retreat?
(a) mortifying the flesh
(b) confession and renewal
(c) death, judgment, hell, and heaven
(d) sin and salvation

5. How old is Stephen when he goes to confess his terrible sin?
(a) just 14
(b) already 21
(c) about 19
(d) only 16

Short Answer Questions

1. What scandalous suggestion is rumored about the five boys who ran away?

2. What habit does Stephen hang onto?

3. What is detailed by cramped conditions, the darkness, the stench, the fires, the enraged howls and suffering screams of the damned, and the mocking of devils?

4. What begins to take on an attractive appearance to Stephen?

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

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