Answer:
(A) Stephen is not doing his work because his glasses are broken.
Explanation:
The incident was explained in one of the novel's chapters when Stephen's teacher, Father Dolan, entered the classroom and saw Stephen not studying. He was strict and asked Stephen why he wasn't studying, to which Stephen replied that his glasses were broken and he couldn't read.
Why does Father Dolan paddle Stephen?
(A) Stephen is not doing his work because his glasses are broken.
(B) Stephen is not doing his work, because he does not know the answers to the Latin problems.
(C) Stephen is talking to another student to get answer to the Latin problems,
(D) Stephen is talking to another student because his glasses are broken.
The symbolism of the new cloak in this excerpt is - the new cloak represents Odysseus's transformation from a weary traveler to the returning hero.
He spent many years on the sea, far from his family and loved ones, and he became old and tired. This new cloak is his transformation - he is a hero now, and he has come back to Ithaca to rule again.
