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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 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
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