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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he goes outside, what serves to increase his piety?
(a) the songs of the birds
(b) the raw morning air
(c) the sound of bells
(d) the smell of baking bread

2. How could Stephen's thoughts after leaving the director's office be described in one word?
(a) empty
(b) vain
(c) astonished
(d) hostile

3. After dinner, why does Stephen march out of the house?
(a) to find Emma and beg her forgiveness
(b) to find a chapel in which to confess
(c) to return to school and see Father Arnall
(d) to go by the brothels to see if he can overcome his lusts

4. What is it about his mother that really bothers Stephen when the subject of the university comes up?
(a) her distrust of him
(b) her contempt for education
(c) her objection to the expense
(d) her indifference

5. How does Stephen see his acts of devotion to God?
(a) as notches in a heavenly belt
(b) as tally marks on a chalkboard
(c) as protection against prostitutes
(d) as pressing keys of a divine cash register

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to needle him and cause minor disruptions to his devotions?

2. What sensation does Stephen get while thinking back to Clongowes?

3. Where does Stephen's father want to send him?

4. How does Stephen come to view all of creation?

5. What keeps him from confessing his unworthiness and walking out of the chapel?

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