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The Scarlet Letter
No Fear Shakespeare
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Ulysses
James Joyce
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Episode One: “Telemachus”
Episode Two: “Nestor”
Episode Three: “Proteus”
Episode Four: “Calypso”
Episode Five: “The Lotus Eaters”
Episode Six: “Hades”
Episode Seven: “Aeolus”
Episode Eight: “Lestrygonians”
Episode Nine: “Scylla and Charybdis”
Episode Ten: “The Wandering Rocks”
Episode Eleven: “Sirens”
Episode Twelve: “Cyclops”
Episode Thirteen: “Nausicaa”
Episode Fourteen: “Oxen of the Sun”
Episode Fifteen: “Circe”
Episode Sixteen: “Eumaeus”
Episode Seventeen: “Ithaca”
Episode Eighteen: “Penelope”
Characters
Character List
Leopold Bloom
Molly Bloom
Stephen Dedalus
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Episode One: "Telemachus"
Episode Two: "Nestor"
Episode Three: "Proteus"
Episode Four: "Calypso"
Episode Five: "The Lotus Eaters"
Episode Six: "Hades"
Episode Seven: "Aeolus"
Episode Eight: "Lestrygonians"
Episode Nine: "Scylla and Charybdis"
Episode Ten: "The Wandering Rocks"
Episode Eleven: "Sirens"
Episode Twelve: "Cyclops"
Episode Thirteen: "Nausicaa"
Episode Fourteen: "Oxen of the Sun"
Episode Fifteen: "Circe"
Episode Sixteen: "Eumaeus"
Episode Seventeen: "Ithaca"
Episode Eighteen: "Penelope"
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Episode Fourteen: "Oxen of the Sun" Quiz
Further Study
Episode Fourteen: "Oxen of the Sun" Quiz
1
of 5
Who runs the Holles Street maternity hospital?
Nurse Callan
Sir Andrew Horne
The Sisters of Mercy
John Henry Menton
2
of 5
Who has Bloom come to check on at the maternity hospital?
Mrs. Purefoy
Millie
Mina Kennedy
Lydia Douce
3
of 5
Stephen is truly frightened by a ___ that he interprets as evidence of God's anger.
Dropped bedpan
Thunderclap
Screaming hospital patient
Gust of cold wind
4
of 5
Who does Bloom remember as a child, exchanging reproachful glances with his mother?
Crotthers
Costello
Lenehan
Stephen
5
of 5
Who buys the first round at Burke's?
Bloom
Dixon
Stephen
Bannon
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