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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who from the Bible are contrasted by the preacher?
(a) Adam and Eve are contrasted with Christ.
(b) Pharaoh is contrasted with Christ.
(c) Moses is contrasted with Christ.
(d) Pontius Pilate is contrasted with christ.

2. Who does not want Stephen to go to the university?
(a) his brothers and sisters
(b) the Jesuits
(c) his mother
(d) Stephen

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

4. What is Stephen's condition as he leaves the retreat?
(a) Stephen is happy that he has overcome his lusts.
(b) Stephen is determined to leave the Church.
(c) Stephen is so sick he fears he may have already died.
(d) Stephen is rebellious against all he had heard.

5. How does Stephen begin to see his mother's faith?
(a) as fading away with the family trials
(b) as being disloyal toward him
(c) as being the cause of his father's failures
(d) as being insincere and empty

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen feel by allowing sin to creep near to him before resisting it at the last moment?

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

3. What worries Stephen about his devotions?

4. How old is Stephen when he goes to confess his terrible sin?

5. Going through all these strict devotions, how does Stephen come to feel about himself?

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