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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joyce always had a talent for __________________.
(a) Writing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Playing the violin.
(d) Singing.

2. From what disease did Joyce's mother die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Lead poisoning.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart disease.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Joyce's younger brother?
(a) He was determined.
(b) He was artistic.
(c) He was blunt.
(d) He was athletic.

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

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

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

8. Who was Joyce's younger brother?
(a) Paul.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Stanislaus.
(d) Miguel.

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

10. What did Joyce do to earn extra money?
(a) Drove a cab.
(b) Cooked at a diner.
(c) Sold men's clothes.
(d) Taught English.

11. Which one of Joyce's siblings worked with him at the school in Trieste?
(a) Sean.
(b) Stanislaus.
(c) Charles.
(d) George.

12. Who was the main character in the novel in #32?
(a) Michael Collins.
(b) Stephen Hero.
(c) John Paulus.
(d) David Trimble.

13. Which of the following was NOT one of Joyce's activities in 1904?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Partying.

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

15. Joyce could be categorized as ____________________.
(a) A bohemian.
(b) A philanthropist.
(c) A martyr.
(d) A sociopath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joyce could not attend school in the city in #25 because the school wants the fees right away and __________________.

2. Joyce's father took special pride in the family's ______________________.

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

4. Joyce wrote a review of a play written by _________________ and received a complimentary letter from the playwright himself.

5. Who was Joyce's mother?

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