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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of Joyce's sisters came to live with him in Trieste?
(a) Eva.
(b) Rose.
(c) Maria.
(d) Siobbhan.

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

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

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

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

8. Joyce's father took special pride in the family's ______________________.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Name.
(c) Coat of arms.
(d) Red hair.

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

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

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

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

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

14. Why did Joyce have trouble finding housing in Trieste?
(a) He could not afford the rent.
(b) He and Nora were not married and she was pregnant.
(c) He wanted something close to work.
(d) He wanted a waterfront flat.

15. What was one of Joyce's two main goals in 1909?
(a) To visit Russia.
(b) To learn how to sail.
(c) To become a professor.
(d) To travel the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Joyce's birthday?

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

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

4. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?

5. What religion did the Joyce family practice?

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