A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by

James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Chapter 5, Part 2 Quiz 3 questions

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Who is the apparent addressee of the poem that Stephen writes when he feels in an "enchanted" mood after waking up from a dream?
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The Virgin Mary
E____ C____
Both E____ C____ and the Virgin Mary
Neither E____ C____ nor the Virgin Mary
How does Stephen's understanding of his own art contradict his ideas about art?
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Stephen believes that art should be simple, but his own work is complex
Stephen thinks art should be apolitical, but his own work is political
Stephen believes that art should be original, but his own work is derivative
Stephen believes art should rise above passion, but his own work fails to do this
After he loses his inspiration, what emotion helps Stephen return to writing his poem?
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Happiness from remembering his train ride home with E___ C____
Desire from thinking about E___ C____'s innocence
Jealousy from thinking about E___ C____ flirting with the priest
Anger from imagining E___ C____ showing his poem to a mocking family