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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Pola, Rome, Trieste.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joyce was working on stories that would become which book?
(a) Dubliners.
(b) O'My Irish Heritage.
(c) Celtic Calamities.
(d) In Flight.

2. Why did Joyce have trouble finding housing in Trieste?
(a) He could not afford the rent.
(b) He and Nora were not married and she was pregnant.
(c) He wanted a waterfront flat.
(d) He wanted something close to work.

3. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?
(a) Brooch.
(b) Bracelet.
(c) Necklace.
(d) Fur coat.

4. Which writer wrote to Joyce asking for some of Joyce's work to be included in an anthology?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Ezra Pound.
(c) William Yeats.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

5. When was Joyce's birthday?
(a) June 25 1860.
(b) September 15, 1865.
(c) February 2, 1882.
(d) May 7, 1907.

Short Answer Questions

1. The city in #43 is known for being _____________________.

2. What word did the publisher have Joyce remove from DUBLINERS?

3. What did Joyce consider to be life's most important relationship?

4. In what city was Joyce born?

5. What novel did Joyce begin to write in 1904?

(see the answer key)

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