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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. What was the cause of the death of Joyce's brother?
(a) Fire.
(b) Boating accident.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Typhoid Fever.

2. What word did the publisher have Joyce remove from DUBLINERS?
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Christ.
(c) Fornicate.
(d) Bloody.

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

4. Joyce had physical problems with iritis and _________________.
(a) Asthma.
(b) Sciatica.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Heart palpitations.

5. Where did Joyce and Nora live in 1904?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Madrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was always an important source of inspiration for Joyce's literary works?

2. Who saved Joyce's draft of PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN when he tossed it into the fire?

3. Who was the London acquaintance who helped Joyce search for jobs?

4. Where did the Joyces move when World War I broke out?

5. Which of Joyce's sisters came to live with him in Trieste?

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