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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the owner of the Shakespeare & Co. bookstore?
(a) Sylvia Beach.
(b) Madeline Krazinski.
(c) Margot Eliot.
(d) Anna Wintour.

2. Who offered Joyce a generous royalty package for the publication of ULYSSES?
(a) Madeline Anderson.
(b) Emma Galloway.
(c) Ava Monroe.
(d) Sylvia Beach.

3. Where did Joyce spend much of his time from 1916 to 1918?
(a) Cafes and clubs.
(b) Libraries.
(c) Museums.
(d) The seaside.

4. By 1915, how many years had the Joyces spent in Trieste?
(a) 11.
(b) 20.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. Which of the following was NOT an illness suffered by Joyce?
(a) Tonsilitis.
(b) Synechia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Glaucoma.

6. What job did Joyce do when the family returned to Trieste in 1919?
(a) Designer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Chef.
(d) Politician.

7. Who did Joyce befriend and join for long walks during this time ?
(a) Morris.
(b) Weiss.
(c) Galloway.
(d) Norman.

8. What language did the Joyces speak among themselves?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

9. Which author refused to subscribe to receive a copy of ULYSSES?
(a) William Yeats.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) Ezra Pound.

10. Which one of Joyce's works appeared in the magazine in #112?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Dubliners.
(c) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(d) Chamber Music.

11. What grant did Joyce receive to help support his family?
(a) Edinburgh Scholars grant.
(b) Irish Heritage grant.
(c) Civil List grant.
(d) Universita Italia grant.

12. Who announced his engagement in 1929?
(a) Oscar.
(b) David.
(c) Stanislaus.
(d) Ezra.

13. Where was Joyce's play, EXILES, first performed?
(a) Munich.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Vienna.

14. In the United States, ULYSSES is pirated by a man named ____________________.
(a) Gerald Morrison.
(b) William Cohen.
(c) Samuel Roth.
(d) Edward Smith.

15. Who did Joyce determine should write his biography?
(a) Herbert Gorman.
(b) Henry Miller.
(c) William Yeats.
(d) Ezra Pound.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Joyces seemed to always be looking for _________________ in their lives.

2. With whom did the Joyce family share an apartment?

3. Joyce had major health issues with which part of his body?

4. What did Joyce once do at the end of a play to publicize a theater?

5. In addition to eye problems, Joyce began to suffer with problems with his ___________________.

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