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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the preacher say awaits those who do not make use of the atonement of Christ to right their relationship with God?
(a) excommunication
(b) purgatory
(c) hell
(d) oblivion

2. What does the rector say the retreat signifies?
(a) a withdrawal from the worldly cares
(b) a chance to enter the seminary
(c) a time off for good behavior
(d) a dedication to better study

3. What about his life in the past does Stephen now wonder about?
(a) why he had been born
(b) why he always thinks too much
(c) why he refused the priesthood
(d) why his family always had such bad luck

4. When does Stephen feel happy?
(a) only when he thinks of Mercedes
(b) only when he is alone
(c) only when he has a sweet to eat
(d) only when he sees the girl from the tram

5. What does Stephen discover when he returns home from the director's office?
(a) The family is being forced to move again.
(b) His father is in the hospital.
(c) Uncle Charles has died.
(d) They are all excited about his becoming a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What choice is given two of the older boys after the group of runaways is returned to Clongowes?

2. What do the boys at school tease Stephen about?

3. What is happening with Stephen during further hard times for the family?

4. When does the preacher say the soul of the sinner is judged, and the time for repentance is passed?

5. As he goes outside, what serves to increase his piety?

(see the answer key)

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