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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What job is given to Stephen?
(a) carrying messages
(b) unpacking boxes
(c) doing laundry
(d) delivering newspapers

4. How does Stephen come to view all of creation?
(a) as an expression of God's love and power
(b) as the evolution of the species
(c) as an accident of nature
(d) as a reminder of the lust in the world

5. How does Davin make Stephen feel sometimes?
(a) more Irish than ever before
(b) inferior
(c) superior
(d) further cut off from Irish-ness and Irish life

Short Answer Questions

1. Alone in his room, what does Stephen see when he closes his eyes?

2. How does Stephen find the dean of studies in the theater?

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

4. What does Stephen do about new words he hears the adults use?

5. What is Davin's accusation against Stephen?

(see the answer key)

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