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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the sermons do for Stephen?
(a) They make him reject the teaching of the Church.
(b) They pierce Stephen's clouded mind and sin-numbed soul.
(c) They give him a good laugh.
(d) They put him to sleep.

2. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?
(a) as flawless beings
(b) as irreligious
(c) as avenging angels of God
(d) as merciless oppressors

3. While onstage delivering his lines, who does Stephen see in the audience?
(a) his father with a strange woman
(b) Uncle Charles and Dante
(c) Father Arnall
(d) the girl from the tram

4. What results from Stephen's meeting to complain about Father Dolan?
(a) The rector excuses Father Dolan.
(b) The rector agrees to speak to Father Dolan.
(c) The rector dismisses Father Dolan.
(d) The rector punishes Stephen again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Stephen's thoughts after leaving the director's office be described in one word?

2. What does Stephen resolve to do?

3. During table conversation, what is a local Catholic priest accused of?

4. Who gets into an argument during Christmas dinner?

5. What does Stephen do after running in ecstasy along the beach?

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