A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by

James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Chapter 4, Part 3 Quiz 4 questions

Test your knowledge of Chapter 4, Part 3. Submit your answers to see your results and get feedback.
What does Stephen feel about the prospect of going to the university?
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He is apprehensive about the challenges of university life
He is simply going through the motions of leading an educated life
He is elated and sees it as a path to independent adult life
He is excited because he thinks university life will make him artistic
What does Stephen think of when he hears his friends calling his name?
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The joy of joining them in their skinny-dipping adventure
The sinfulness of the fact that they are naked in public
The look on E___ C____'s face when she kneels to pray
Philosophical ruminations about myth and abstraction
What major realization does Stephen come to about his personal calling?
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He realizes now that he identifies as an artist
He recognizes his calling to become a philosopher
He discovers that he wants to pursue a career in academia
He realizes that he is destined to lead a religious life
What does the girl in the water symbolize for Stephen?
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She represents his unfulfilled desires and lost opportunities
She symbolizes the beauty and rawness he has been seeking
She embodies his fears and insecurities about the future
She symbolizes the reality of life's hardships and struggles