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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen pretend not to notice when his mother says goodbye to him at school?
(a) that her hat was on backwards
(b) that she was going to cry
(c) that she wore too much perfume
(d) that she was in a hurry to leave

2. For what does Stephen continually search?
(a) for his fortune
(b) for his Mercedes
(c) for his friend Aubrey
(d) for a job

3. What political figure becomes a topic of conversation and disagreement among the adults?
(a) Goldsmith
(b) Churchill
(c) Parnell
(d) Cromwell

4. How do the boys see Stephen after he talks with the rector?
(a) as an enemy
(b) as a sneak
(c) as a hero
(d) as a tattle tale

5. What is the first occasion for Stephen to return home from school?
(a) his father's heart attack
(b) Christmas holidays
(c) a relapse of his illness
(d) his sister's wedding

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

7. By summer, where has the family moved?
(a) Blackrock
(b) Glaway
(c) Liverpool
(d) Dublin

8. What was Stephen's early song?
(a) The Irish Lullaby
(b) Old Dan tucker
(c) In the Gloaming
(d) O, the Wild Rose Blooms

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

10. Why does Uncle Charles no longer walk to the shops?
(a) He is ashamed of his clothes.
(b) He drives a new carriage.
(c) He has a broken leg.
(d) He has grown too senile.

11. What does Stephen wonder about Father Arnall's getting upset?
(a) if he hates boys
(b) if it means trouble
(c) if it is a sin
(d) if he will have a stroke

12. What goes through Stephen's mind about the beautiful girl at the party?
(a) How much she looks like Mercedes.
(b) How he would like to kick her.
(c) How she is too old for him.
(d) How he could easily catch hold of her and kiss her.

13. What is demanded by boys Stephen meets on the road?
(a) money for his lunch
(b) identification of his favorite poet
(c) to play hookey that afternoon
(d) an introduction to Mercedes

14. What is Stephen's most troubling problem as he sees it?
(a) the lack of faith
(b) the bad influences of his friends
(c) the wasting fires of lust
(d) the need to make money

15. What does Stephen keep pasted inside his desk?
(a) a letter from his mother
(b) a photo of Eileen
(c) a countdown to the holidays
(d) answers to test questions

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stephen keep himself during the football game?

2. After Blackrock, where does the family move?

3. After what does Stephen model his poem titles in his notebook?

4. What habit does Stephen hang onto?

5. What job is given to Stephen?

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