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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heron claim Lord Byron to be?
(a) to be a Frenchman
(b) to be an immoral heretic
(c) to be a hack writer
(d) to be an imposter

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

3. What does Mr. Casey say he did to a woman who was speaking ill of Parnell?
(a) stepped on her toes
(b) spit tobacco juice in her eye
(c) showed her his backside
(d) slapped her with his gloves

4. What results from Stephen's fall into the ditch?
(a) He needs help to get out of the ditch.
(b) He plans a revenge.
(c) He becomes seriously ill.
(d) He talks his parents into taking him home.

5. What is the literary method used in the novel?
(a) stream of consciousness
(b) metaphor and irony
(c) parody
(d) chronological account

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Stephen to recall how saints were tried again and again by sin?

2. What does Stephen complain about to the rector?

3. Why does Stephen exert enormous energy in filling his days with penitent devotion, zealous prayers, and rosary recitations?

4. What does Stephen do when he spots the girl from the tram?

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

(see the answer key)

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