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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of Joyce's brothers died young?
(a) George.
(b) Sean.
(c) Charles.
(d) Patrick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. The city in #43 is known for being _____________________.
(a) A port city.
(b) A cultural center.
(c) An ancient city.
(d) A poor city.

13. How did Joyce choose to deal with his troubles?
(a) He drank heavily.
(b) He did drugs.
(c) He slept.
(d) He addressed them directly.

14. Which writer wrote to Joyce asking for some of Joyce's work to be included in an anthology?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) William Yeats.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

15. The Joyces moved in with which family in Trieste?
(a) Sabatino.
(b) Ferraro.
(c) Rinaldo.
(d) Francini.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Joyce's boss in the city in #41?

3. Joyce is a name of ________________ origin.

4. What was one of Joyce's two main goals in 1909?

5. What was the name of the newspaper Joyce wanted to start?

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