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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What causes Stephen to recall how saints were tried again and again by sin?

3. How does Stephen feel about the Virgin?

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

5. Who does not want Stephen to go to the university?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on reversal of fortune. In your essay discuss ways people can cope with losing everything they own and starting over. Mention the difference between young people and older people when financial calamity occurs.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on obsessions. At age sixteen, Stephen's obsession was sex. However, people become obsessed by many other thing--making money, playing video games, drinking and partying, just to name a few. In your essay discuss how people get caught up in certain obsessions and how they tend to put themselves in situations where they can satisfy those desires.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the idea of love at first sight. Use Stephen's early encounter with the girl on the tram as a starting point. Express your opinion about the concept of love at first sight. Include an example from modern day experience.

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