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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Joyce befriend and join for long walks during this time ?
(a) Norman.
(b) Weiss.
(c) Morris.
(d) Galloway.

2. What play did Joyce produce?
(a) Little Women.
(b) The Importance of Being Earnest.
(c) Exiles.
(d) Cleopatra.

3. What was Charlotte Sauermann's profession?
(a) Soprano.
(b) Chef.
(c) Dramatist.
(d) Editor.

4. With whom did the Joyce family share an apartment?
(a) Philipp Janach.
(b) Marcus Garibaldi.
(c) Steven Donnely.
(d) Edward Sloane.

5. Who sent the Joyces some money to help them for a bit?
(a) Joyce's uncle.
(b) Nora's sister.
(c) Joyce's father.
(d) Nora's uncle.

6. Which friend of Joyce's helped him produce a play?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Eliot.
(c) Gregor.
(d) Sykes.

7. Who was the owner of the Shakespeare & Co. bookstore?
(a) Madeline Krazinski.
(b) Anna Wintour.
(c) Margot Eliot.
(d) Sylvia Beach.

8. The Joyces seemed to always be looking for _________________ in their lives.
(a) Musical instruments.
(b) A new apartment.
(c) Good schools.
(d) Gourmet food.

9. Who continued to support Joyce in the 1922-1923 period?
(a) William Yeats.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Harriet Weaver.
(d) Ezra Pound.

10. Who was the publisher who took on Ulysses in book form?
(a) Margaret Howth.
(b) Harriet Weaver.
(c) Cynthia Sloane.
(d) David McGuire.

11. Where did Joyce spend much of his time from 1916 to 1918?
(a) Cafes and clubs.
(b) Museums.
(c) The seaside.
(d) Libraries.

12. By 1918, Giorgio excelled at singing and ________________.
(a) Swimming.
(b) Painting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Running.

13. Lucia was self conscious about an odd squint and __________________.
(a) A scar.
(b) Crooked teeth.
(c) Lopsided ears.
(d) A long neck.

14. What was the name of the magazine burned by post office censors for featuring some of Joyce's work?
(a) Folio.
(b) Little Review.
(c) Ireland Today.
(d) Voce.

15. How did Joyce feel about Zurich in 1915?
(a) He thoroughly enjoyed it.
(b) He was ambivalent about it.
(c) He was growing to love it.
(d) He hated it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announced his engagement in 1929?

2. What did Giorgio name his son?

3. Which author refused to subscribe to receive a copy of ULYSSES?

4. What does Lucia do that prompted the Joyces to finally send Lucia to an asylum?

5. What was Joyce's typical demeanor while with his children?

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