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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since the only sins Stephen has to confess these days are minor, what does his confessor want him to name?
(a) sins that he would never commit
(b) his fantasies about sinning
(c) sins that still tempt him
(d) his old sins

2. Where does Stephen imagine he will live when he gets married?
(a) in a small, whitewashed house outside of Blackrock
(b) in a three storey house in Dublin
(c) in an apartment in London
(d) on a houseboat

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

4. What do Stephen and Aubrey Mills formulate?
(a) imaginary adventures
(b) ways to meet girls
(c) a blood brother pact
(d) a team to make money

5. What is happening with Stephen during further hard times for the family?
(a) He is growing stronger in his faith.
(b) He is leaning toward joining the Jesuits.
(c) He is losing his faith again.
(d) He is turning to a life of crime.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Stephen follow the adult conversation at Christmas?

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

4. Which of the older boys opted for the flogging?

5. Leaving the director's office, what does Stephen think about the life offered him?

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