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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Return to Zurich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Brooch.
(c) Fur coat.
(d) Necklace.

2. What was always an important source of inspiration for Joyce's literary works?
(a) Love.
(b) Politics.
(c) Family.
(d) Education.

3. What did Joyce and Nora name their new daughter?
(a) Perpetua.
(b) Maria.
(c) Celestine.
(d) Lucia.

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

5. Where did Joyce think about returning to live?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Vienna.
(c) London.
(d) Zurich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who continued to support Joyce in the 1922-1923 period?

2. How much money did Mrs. Harold McCormick deposit into Joyce's account?

3. Why did Joyce's newspaper never take off?

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

5. What word did the publisher have Joyce remove from DUBLINERS?

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