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

2. What choice is given two of the older boys after the group of runaways is returned to Clongowes?
(a) a choice between flogging or the gauntlet
(b) a choice between flogging or public humiliation
(c) a choice between flogging or the stocks
(d) a choice between flogging and expulsion

3. Who gets upset when several of the boys cannot answer a question correctly in Latin class?
(a) Father O'Casey
(b) Father Dolan
(c) Father Parnell
(d) Father Arnall

4. At school, what is the unusual word Stephen sees carved into a desk?
(a) fornication
(b) foetus
(c) feces
(d) flatulance

5. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?
(a) as merciless oppressors
(b) as irreligious
(c) as flawless beings
(d) as avenging angels of God

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first occasion for Stephen to return home from school?

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

3. Who does Stephen fantasize about marrying when he grows up?

4. During table conversation, what is a local Catholic priest accused of?

5. What is the rumor about the five boys who ran away from Clongowes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on Sundays in Blackrock?

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

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

4. Explain Stephen's feelings about his sinful nature.

5. Describe Stephen's weekdays in Blackrock.

6. Why does the rector come into Stephen's classroom?

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

8. Classify Stephen as a university student.

9. Identify the symbolic passage of Stephen into his self-directed life course.

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

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