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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 Stephen think about when he hears his name called?
(a) Jesus calling his disciples to follow him
(b) the Greek myth of Daedalus and his son Icarus as prophecy
(c) what a strange name he has
(d) startled that he almost forgot his real name

2. What does Stephen think when he sees his friends playing in the water?
(a) how they look characterless and pitiable in their nakedness
(b) how they seem happy and without a care in the world
(c) how much stronger their bodies appear than his does
(d) how confident they appear against his insecurities

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

4. After Blackrock, where does the family move?
(a) to a small house in Belfast
(b) to an apartment in London
(c) into less comfortable accommodations in Dublin
(d) back into their old home

5. Which of the older boys opted for the flogging?
(a) a boy named Wells
(b) a boy named Corrigan
(c) a boy named Tusker Boyle
(d) a boy named Simon Moonan

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Stephen and his father go at night by rail?

2. How do the boys see Stephen after he talks with the rector?

3. What public transportation does Stephen take?

4. What goes through Stephen's mind about the beautiful girl at the party?

5. What results from Stephen's fall into the ditch?

(see the answer key)

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