Black Lives Matter.
Support the Equal Justice Initiative.
Menu
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
Artboard
Created with Sketch.
Resubscribe
Perform Search
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
! Error
Created with Sketch.
Ulysses
James Joyce
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 Quotations 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
Further Study
Episode Five: "The Lotus Eaters" Quiz
Further Study
Episode Five: "The Lotus Eaters" Quiz
1
of 5
What is Bloom's pseudonym for writing letters to his erotic pen pal?
Henry Flower
Thomas Gates
Richard Long
Jonathan Shore
2
of 5
When Bloom opens his letter, who accosts him before he has a chance to read it?
Lyons
Hornblower
McCoy
Molly
3
of 5
Who is Bloom's erotic pen pal?
Josie Breen
Cissy Caffrey
Gerty MacDowell
Martha Clifford
4
of 5
Bloom wonders why priests don't use ___ to wash out the wine chalice used in communion.
Wine
Seawater
Guinness
Milk
5
of 5
As Bloom is leaving the chemist's shop, who does he run into?
Best
Lyons
Deasy
Egan
Previous section
Episode Four: "Calypso" Quick Quiz
Next section
Episode Six: "Hades" Quick Quiz
Popular pages:
Ulysses
Character List
CHARACTERS
Leopold Bloom: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
Take a Study Break
Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from
The Office
Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes
Every
Harry Potter
Character, Summed Up in a Single Sentence
Pick a Greek God and We'll Tell You Your Biggest Flaw
7 Literary Characters Who Should Have Died But Didn't
Pick 7 Movies and We'll Tell You What Book You Should Read While You're Social Distancing
20 Literary Twitter Memes You'll Only Understand if You've Read the Book
