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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what does Stephen model his poem titles in his notebook?
(a) the Canterbury Tales
(b) the collected poems of Lord Byron
(c) odes by Keats
(d) newspaper headlines

2. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?
(a) as flawless beings
(b) as merciless oppressors
(c) as irreligious
(d) as avenging angels of God

3. What is Stephen's most troubling problem as he sees it?
(a) the need to make money
(b) the bad influences of his friends
(c) the wasting fires of lust
(d) the lack of faith

4. What are some things Stephen remembers while contemplating his sins?
(a) the filthy pictures he had drawn
(b) his sordid dreams and the foul letters he had written
(c) the ribald poetery he wrote
(d) peeping on girls in their bath

5. Whose innocence does Stephen remember trampling on?
(a) a girl named Emma
(b) Mercedes
(c) the girl on the tram
(d) a young prostitute

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stephen's condition as he leaves the retreat?

2. For what does Stephen continually search?

3. How old is Stephen when he goes to confess his terrible sin?

4. What is Stephen's favorite reading material?

5. What does Stephen like in Doctor Cornwell's Spelling Book?

(see the answer key)

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