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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the publisher who agreed to print DUBLINERS?
(a) Patrick Shannon.
(b) Grant Richard.
(c) Edward Sloane.
(d) Morris Stanton.

2. Joyce wrote a review of a play written by _________________ and received a complimentary letter from the playwright himself.
(a) Keats.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Ibsen.
(d) Wilde.

3. Where did Joyce consider moving his family when he lost his job in Rome?
(a) Monte Carlo.
(b) Marseille.
(c) London.
(d) Lisbon.

4. What did Joyce and Nora name their son?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Giorgio.
(c) Sloan.
(d) Phillippe.

5. Who was Joyce's boss in the city in #41?
(a) Francini.
(b) Gregor.
(c) Giuseppe.
(d) Adam.

6. Joyce was assured that he had a job waiting for him in which Italian city?
(a) Milan.
(b) Trieste.
(c) Florence.
(d) Rome.

7. In what city was Joyce born?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Rome.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) London.

8. What was the name of the theater that Joyce established?
(a) The Volta.
(b) The Guild.
(c) The Standard.
(d) The Phoenix.

9. What preparatory school did Joyce and his younger brother attend?
(a) Althorp.
(b) Windermere.
(c) Belvedere.
(d) St. Martin's.

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

11. Who was Joyce's mother?
(a) May.
(b) Patricia.
(c) Siobbhan.
(d) Camille.

12. Who is the girl Joyce began to date in 1904?
(a) Laura Morgan.
(b) Siobbhan O'Meara.
(c) Nora Barnacle.
(d) Audrey Spenser.

13. Where did the Joyces move when World War I broke out?
(a) Austria.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Africa.
(d) America.

14. Where did Joyce go to further his studies?
(a) Rome.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

15. Why had Joyce and Nora not yet married?
(a) Nora was not sure she loved him.
(b) Joyce did not want to get married.
(c) They didn't have the money for a wedding.
(d) They wanted to rebel against society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joyce's younger brother?

2. From what disease did Joyce's mother die?

3. What did Joyce consider to be life's most important relationship?

4. School records show that Joyce was punished for ______________________.

5. Where is Joyce transferred when he is forced to leave the position in #41?

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