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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Stephen's family move a lot when he was a kid?
(a) There was a famine.
(b) There was a war.
(c) They were poor.
(d) They were in the military.

2. What does the driver of the truck want Stephen to do for him?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Pull him out.
(c) Write 2 notes.
(d) Save his bag.

3. In what kind of a room is the subcommittee's meeting on education held?
(a) A conservatory.
(b) A cramped one.
(c) A public school building.
(d) An opera hall.

4. What had Stephen's mother once insisted upon that made Stephen think he could control time?
(a) A day of study.
(b) A day of exploration.
(c) A nap.
(d) A sandwich.

5. Where is Stephen's mother sitting when she realizes that she wants to keep her child?
(a) A pub.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) An office.
(d) A cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls ill in Stephen's family?

2. What is Stephen supposed to do with the book?

3. What does Thelma say that Charles is, at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What does Charles demonstrate that he can do with a slingshot?

5. Who does Stephen want to tell about the committee and the book but is too tired to talk to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the young man at the subcommittee meeting believe that learning written languages at an early age is not a good idea?

2. Why does the handbook excerpt say that it is acceptable to bribe children for good behavior?

3. When the chauffeur arrives to pick up Stephen, how does he respond to Stephen's comments about the ragged car?

4. How are Stephen's parents affected by the loss of Kate?

5. What is the unspoken rule that Stephen's father breaks when Stephen visits the family after meeting the Prime Minister?

6. When the secretary insists that Stephen meet with the Prime Minister, how does he respond?

7. How does Stephen spend Kate's birthday?

8. Why did Thelma move with Charles to the countryside?

9. What does Stephen discover about Charles when Thelma gives him directions to where Charles is in the woods?

10. What does Stephen realize after going to the school and not finding Kate?

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