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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Stephen keep himself during the football game?
(a) next to the prefect
(b) In the thick of the action
(c) on the fringes of his line
(d) on the bench

2. What happens to Stephen's hands when Father Dolan does not believe his glasses broke by accident?
(a) They are placed in hot water.
(b) They are pressed against the wall.
(c) They are given whacks with the pandybat.
(d) They are tied behind his back.

3. What does Stephen do about new words he hears the adults use?
(a) figures out their meanings
(b) makes a list but does not spell them correctly
(c) interrupts conversation to ask their meanings
(d) tries to use them in his own conversation

4. What limits the omniscience of the narrator of the story?
(a) He speaks only as an Irish nationalist.
(b) He speaks with a devoutly religious voice.
(c) He speaks largely from Stephen's perspective.
(d) He speaks mainly from Stephen's mother's point of view.

5. What does Stephen wonder about Father Arnall's getting upset?
(a) if he will have a stroke
(b) if it means trouble
(c) if he hates boys
(d) if it is a sin

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stephen suspect is also in the audience the night of the play?

2. What is the name of the character Stephen is fixated on?

3. How do the boys see Stephen after he talks with the rector?

4. By summer, where has the family moved?

5. What was Stephen's early song?

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