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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distracting sight does Stephen come upon while he wades in the water?
(a) a passing ship headed for new adventures
(b) a porpoise leaping in the salty water
(c) a long legged crane perched on one leg
(d) a beautiful girl standing in the water gazing out to sea

2. What is happening with Stephen during further hard times for the family?
(a) He is leaning toward joining the Jesuits.
(b) He is turning to a life of crime.
(c) He is growing stronger in his faith.
(d) He is losing his faith again.

3. What keeps him from confessing his unworthiness and walking out of the chapel?
(a) the Virgin Mary
(b) the priest is watching him
(c) the peacefulness of the chapel
(d) the fear of God

4. Where does Stephen's walking around in smaller and smaller circles eventually lead him?
(a) to his home
(b) to the brothel quarter
(c) the the church
(d) to the school

5. What are some things Stephen remembers while contemplating his sins?
(a) his sordid dreams and the foul letters he had written
(b) the filthy pictures he had drawn
(c) peeping on girls in their bath
(d) the ribald poetery he wrote

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Stephen devote each different day of the week?

2. Whose innocence does Stephen remember trampling on?

3. What do the sermons do for Stephen?

4. What interpretation does Stephen give to his dream and visions of beasts in the field?

5. What worries Stephen about his devotions?

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