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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Stephen's poem about the girl in the tram?

2. How does Stephen see the priests in this first chapter of the book?

3. How does Stephen regulate the noise he hears in the refractory?

4. What gives Stephen a second clue that all is not well financially with the family?

5. What is demanded by boys Stephen meets on the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mention something about the antagonism Stephen forms toward his mother.

2. Explain something of the longing that Stephen feels even from an early age.

3. Tell about the punishment Father Dolan gives Fleming in the classroom.

4. Classify Stephen as a university student.

5. Explain how the sermons during the retreat affect Stephen.

6. How does Stephen define art to Lynch?

7. What happens to pull Stephen out of his doubt and mistrust?

8. Describe the philosophical conversation that Stephen has with the dean of studies.

9. Contrast the definitions of what it means to be Irish between Davin and Stephen.

10. What was in the verses Stephen wrote about the girl on the tram?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the beauty of language. Take examples of some of Joyce's descriptive lines that paint a vivid mental image. Give your opinion as to whether using beautiful language is a lost art. Include in your essay what effect you think text messaging has had on language.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the imagery of myths and fables. Start with the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. Explain how Icarus' fatal flight can be used to illustrate a person's reaching for a dream. Include in the essay the image of a father giving advice to his son and the rebelliousness of the son. In this novel, that imagery applies more to Stephen and his mother.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about a mother's love. Start with Cranly's assessment of a mother's love and how his arguments affected Stephen. Your essay will either agree with Cranly or disagree and should include some examples to illustrate your point.

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