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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. Who does Stephen know for sure is in the audience for a play he is in at school?
(a) Dante
(b) Uncle Charles
(c) Aubrey
(d) his father

2. What job is given to Stephen?
(a) doing laundry
(b) unpacking boxes
(c) carrying messages
(d) delivering newspapers

3. 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 was in a hurry to leave
(d) that she wore too much perfume

4. What do the boys at school tease Stephen about?
(a) writing letters to Eileen
(b) wetting his bed
(c) kissing his mother before bedtime
(d) wearing short pants

5. What does Stephen do immediately after the play?
(a) He hides backstage.
(b) He rushes off.
(c) He looks for the girl.
(d) He goes to a cast party.

Short Answer Questions

1. By summer, where has the family moved?

2. Where does Stephen imagine he will live when he gets married?

3. What habit does Stephen hang onto?

4. What is Stephen's most troubling problem as he sees it?

5. What makes Stephen angry with himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the inconsistency of Stephens' devotion to his mother and his plans for his own future.

3. What is Stephen's impression of Clongowes Wood College?

4. Relate Mr. Casey's account of an argument with a lady.

5. Show how Stephen begins to weaken in his devotion to God.

6. Explain the effort Stephen puts in to remain pious.

7. What happens to Stephen after being pushed into a water-filled ditch on a cold day?

8. Describe Stephen's first encounter with the girl on the tram.

9. Describe the conflict in Stephen as he leaves the director's office.

10. What are some of the specifics Stephen is troubled by from his past life?

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