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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 grown too senile.
(d) He has a broken leg.

2. What do the older men Stephen walks with usually talk about?
(a) gambling and drinking
(b) religion and business
(c) mostly of politics and family legends
(d) Irish legends and music

3. What is the name of the school Stephen next enrolls in?
(a) Byron Academy
(b) Cleeves
(c) Belvedere
(d) Dublin Polytechnic

4. What is Stephen's favorite reading material?
(a) The Count of Monte Cristo
(b) The Pickwick Papers
(c) comic books
(d) the newspaper

5. After what does Stephen model his poem titles in his notebook?
(a) the Canterbury Tales
(b) odes by Keats
(c) the collected poems of Lord Byron
(d) newspaper headlines

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bumps Stephen into a square ditch of slimy, cold water?

2. What does Mr. Casey say he did to a woman who was speaking ill of Parnell?

3. What happens in Stephen's poem about the girl in the tram?

4. What is a major theme of the book?

5. Who gets upset when several of the boys cannot answer a question correctly in Latin class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Detail Stephen's experience at acting in a play at school.

2. Discuss briefly Stephen's inner conflict.

3. Describe the unjust punishment Father Dolan gives Stephen.

4. How does Father Arnall explain the purpose of the retreat?

5. What is the extent of Stephen's knowledge of Parnell?

6. What is the evidence of stress on the family's having to move again?

7. Describe Stephen's new outlook on the love of God.

8. Describe the philosophical conversation that Stephen has with the dean of studies.

9. Explain how the sermons during the retreat affect Stephen.

10. What are the sights and sounds that accompany Stephen's walk to the university in the mornings?

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