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James Joyce Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Joyce eventually return home from Paris?
(a) He wanted to run for public office.
(b) His mother was ill.
(c) He wanted to teach in Ireland.
(d) He was homesick.

2. What did Joyce consider to be life's most important relationship?
(a) Between mother and child.
(b) Between father and son.
(c) Between brothers.
(d) Between husband and wife.

3. Who was the favorite child in the Joyce family?
(a) Charles.
(b) James.
(c) George.
(d) Stanislaus.

4. Which one of Joyce's siblings worked with him at the school in Trieste?
(a) Charles.
(b) Sean.
(c) George.
(d) Stanislaus.

5. What religion did the Joyce family practice?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Joyce and Nora not yet married?

2. Why did the manager of the school love Joyce?

3. The Joyces moved in with which family in Trieste?

4. Joyce's father took special pride in the family's ______________________.

5. Who was the main character in the novel in #32?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ellmann think were some of the inspirations for Joyce's novel ULYSSES?

2. What type of writing did Joyce find interesting at this time and which author even sent Joyce a letter?

3. When was Joyce born and who had a strong influence on him as a boy?

4. Describe Joyce's father, John's, young life in Ireland.

5. Describe the salient points of Ellmann's explanation of Joyce's writing of "The Dead".

6. What role did Stanislaus play in Joyce's life in 1905-1906?

7. How did Joyce use family relationships in his work and why did Ellmann think Joyce did so?

8. What difficulties did Joyce encounter when trying to enroll in classes in Paris in 1902-1903?

9. What was Joyce like as a college student at University College in Dublin?

10. What was Joyce like as a young child in school and for what was he frequently punished?

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