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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Paris.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Joyce read to get inspiration for his writing in 1918?
(a) Girogio's journal.
(b) Lucia's diary.
(c) Stanislaus' letters.
(d) Nora's dream journal.

5. Joyce had major health issues with which part of his body?
(a) Knees.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Heart.
(d) Joints.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1923, Joyce had surgery on his ________________.

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

3. Which author refused to subscribe to receive a copy of ULYSSES?

4. What issue still continued to haunt Joyce in 1915?

5. Where was Joyce's play, EXILES, first performed?

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