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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Joyce's father?
(a) Michael.
(b) Sean.
(c) James.
(d) Patrick.

3. Where did Joyce go when there was no position for him in Italy?
(a) Pola.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Madrid.

4. Why did Joyce eventually return home from Paris?
(a) He was homesick.
(b) He wanted to run for public office.
(c) His mother was ill.
(d) He wanted to teach in Ireland.

5. In 1912 Joyce sent Nora and Lucia on a trip to __________________.
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) America.
(d) China.

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

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

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

9. Who was the London acquaintance who helped Joyce search for jobs?
(a) Miss Sloane.
(b) Miss O'Hara.
(c) Miss Galloway.
(d) Miss Gilfrod.

10. Who was Joyce's governess?
(a) Mrs. O'Hara.
(b) Mrs. Collins.
(c) Mrs. Dante.
(d) Mrs. Heiby.

11. Which writer began to help Joyce with publishing his work?
(a) Wilde.
(b) Keats.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Yeats.

12. Which of the following was NOT true about Joyce as a child?
(a) He was nearsighted.
(b) He was self-sufficient.
(c) He was sullen.
(d) He was well-behaved.

13. Joyce is a name of ________________ origin.
(a) Irish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) British.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel did Joyce begin to write in 1904?

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

3. Where did Joyce consider moving his family when he lost his job in Rome?

4. In what city was Joyce born?

5. Why had Joyce and Nora not yet married?

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