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

Short Answer Questions

1. As he goes outside, what serves to increase his piety?

2. What does Stephen seem to hear now that he has changed the course of his life?

3. What is detailed by cramped conditions, the darkness, the stench, the fires, the enraged howls and suffering screams of the damned, and the mocking of devils?

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

5. What goes through Stephen's head as he enters the confessional?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about dysfunctional families like Stephen's. In what ways were they dysfunctional? In your essay talk about finances, religious differences, and living conditions which contribute to the dysfunction of a family.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay entitled, Imagery in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In your essay, select one or two passages with some of Joyce's literary imagery and explain why these in particular appealed to you. Discuss how imagery in literature paints a mental picture for the reader.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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