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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. What gives Stephen a second clue that all is not well financially with the family?
(a) He does not get new clothes.
(b) His mother takes in laundry.
(c) He notices slight changes around the house.
(d) His father sells the automobile.

2. Who does Stephen fantasize about marrying when he grows up?
(a) Dante
(b) Margaret
(c) His mother
(d) Eileen

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

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

5. Where do Stephen and his father go at night by rail?
(a) to Clongowes
(b) to Belfast
(c) to Gallway
(d) to Cork

Short Answer Questions

1. After the punishment, what do the boys urge Stephen to do?

2. Who does Stephen suspect is also in the audience the night of the play?

3. What habit does Stephen hang onto?

4. What do Stephen and Aubrey do in the meadow?

5. What happens when summer vacation is over for Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the verses Stephen wrote about the girl on the tram?

2. What punishments are to be meted out to the boys who ran away?

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

4. Why does Stephen take a train trip with his father?

5. Briefly describe the argument between Dante and Mr. Casey.

6. Explain something of the longing that Stephen feels even from an early age.

7. Mention Stephen's attempt to join a group of boys after being publicly chided by a teacher.

8. At the beginning of the novel, what does Stephen remember?

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

10. How is the cynicism of Stephen revealed in his encounter with a statue?

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