View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Stephen and Aubrey do in the meadow?

2. What does Mr. Casey say he did to a woman who was speaking ill of Parnell?

3. What does Stephen complain about to the rector?

4. What was Stephen's early song?

5. What is the first occasion for Stephen to return home from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the sights and sounds that accompany Stephen's walk to the university in the mornings?

2. Briefly describe the argument between Dante and Mr. Casey.

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

4. Discuss briefly Stephen's inner conflict.

5. What was in the verses Stephen wrote about the girl on the tram?

6. Describe Stephen's first encounter with the girl on the tram.

7. How does Stephen try to help his family?

8. How is the cynicism of Stephen revealed in his encounter with a statue?

9. Tell how Stephen begins to look at his country in a different way.

10. Describe Stephen's weekdays in Blackrock.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay stating your views of parochial education versus public school education. List in your essay the positives and negatives of each. End with your recommendations about education for young children.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay entitled, "Why James Joyce is Still Cool." This essay will center around the idea that Joyce's works are as relevant today as they were when they were written. It will also include his fresh approach to writing that makes the reader not want to put the book down. Some mention should also be included about the characters in his novels and what makes them cool as well.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the imagery of myths and fables. Start with the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. Explain how Icarus' fatal flight can be used to illustrate a person's reaching for a dream. Include in the essay the image of a father giving advice to his son and the rebelliousness of the son. In this novel, that imagery applies more to Stephen and his mother.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 961 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample