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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While onstage delivering his lines, who does Stephen see in the audience?

2. Who suggests that Stephen broke his glasses himself in order to get out of his schoolwork?

3. How does Stephen regulate the noise he hears in the refractory?

4. What emotion does Stephen have over the reversal of his family's fortunes?

5. What job is given to Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Stephen's new outlook on the love of God.

2. What punishments are to be meted out to the boys who ran away?

3. What is the evidence of stress on the family's having to move again?

4. Write down how Stephen hears hell described.

5. How does Stephen encounter the dean of studies?

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

7. Relate the conversation Stephen overhears about runaway boys.

8. Explain Stephen's feelings about his sinful nature.

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

10. Why does Stephen take a train trip with his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the inner conflict most people have in trying to live out their religion. The basic idea of most religion is to control natural impulses. Give your opinion on how that creates problems with daily living.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on decision making. The symbolism of Stephen's pacing back and forth between the chapel and Byron's pub is his crossroads decision to return to the church and become a priest or give in to his desire to become an artist. In your essay discuss both the rational and emotional elements involved in decision making process.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the subject of bullying. The boy named Wells is a good example of student bullying. Father Dolan is an example of adult to child bullying. In your essay discuss the harmful effects of bullying on the victims and also the perpetrators.

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