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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Joyce go to college?
(a) Trinity College.
(b) University College.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Griffith College.

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

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

5. Which friend did Joyce make in college who remained a good friend for many years?
(a) O'Meara.
(b) Byrne.
(c) Doherty.
(d) Murphy.

6. Why did the manager of the school love Joyce?
(a) He always worked overtime.
(b) He was very witty.
(c) He brought in wealthy students.
(d) He took on more responsibilities.

7. Who saved Joyce's draft of PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN when he tossed it into the fire?
(a) Stanislaus.
(b) Nora.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Eileen.

8. How many mortgages did Joyce's father have to take out to support his family?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 21.
(d) 11.

9. Why did Joyce's newspaper never take off?
(a) He left for Vienna.
(b) He got ill.
(c) He couldn't get funding.
(d) His father died.

10. School records show that Joyce was punished for ______________________.
(a) Fighting.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Being late.
(d) Vulgar language.

11. Joyce searched for job vacancies at ______________________ throughout Europe.
(a) Travel agencies.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Berlitz schools.

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

13. What religion did the Joyce family practice?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Episcopalian.

14. Joyce left Trieste and took a job _________________ in Rome.
(a) At a bank.
(b) At a publishing company.
(c) At a university.
(d) At a restaurant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Joyce's younger brother?

4. Joyce briefly considered a career in _______________.

5. Which of the following was NOT true about Joyce as a child?

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