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

2. Who continued to support Joyce in the 1922-1923 period?
(a) Harriet Weaver.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) William Yeats.

3. How did Joyce feel about Zurich in 1915?
(a) He thoroughly enjoyed it.
(b) He was ambivalent about it.
(c) He was growing to love it.
(d) He hated it.

4. Which actor in the play in #97 brought a lawsuit against Joyce?
(a) Harold Morrison.
(b) Sean Grady.
(c) Henry Carr.
(d) Avery Galloway.

5. What was the only play that Joyce ever wrote?
(a) Goodbyes.
(b) Transitions.
(c) Exiles.
(d) Street Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1915, how many years had the Joyces spent in Trieste?

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

3. Which one of his works did Joyce work to translate into French in 1920?

4. What was Charlotte Sauermann's profession?

5. Whose husband committed suicide in 1929?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joyce continue to use his family as inspiration for his work?

2. What health problems did Joyce have to manage during this time?

3. How did Joyce take advantage of his health problems to publicize a theater one night?

4. Describe Joyce's interactions with his family in the 1929-1932 timeframe.

5. What play did Joyce produce and what problem did he have with the lead actor?

6. How was ULYSSES prepared for publication and who refused to read it?

7. Where did Joyce move his family after Harriet Weaver sent some money?

8. How were ULYSSES and EXILES received differently at this point in time?

9. Who was the French writer introduced to Joyce in the 1921-1922 period?

10. With whom did Joyce have an affair in 1918?

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