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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goes through Stephen's head as he enters the confessional?
(a) He wishes his sin had been any but the one it is.
(b) He anticipates great relief afterward.
(c) He considers running away.
(d) He wonders if the priest will recognize his voice.

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

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

4. How does the preacher define sin?
(a) a rebellion of the intellect, incompatible with our true nature
(b) a slap in the face of God
(c) a giving in to our naturally base natures
(d) a wallowing in sinful mire

5. What do the sermons do for Stephen?
(a) They give him a good laugh.
(b) They put him to sleep.
(c) They make him reject the teaching of the Church.
(d) They pierce Stephen's clouded mind and sin-numbed soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen resolve to do?

2. How could Stephen's thoughts after leaving the director's office be described in one word?

3. What does the rector say the retreat signifies?

4. Alone in his room, what does Stephen see when he closes his eyes?

5. Since the only sins Stephen has to confess these days are minor, what does his confessor want him to name?

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