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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In 1923, Giorgio got a job as a _________________.
(a) Sculptor.
(b) Chef.
(c) Banker.
(d) Clerk.
2. What did Giorgio name his son?
(a) Wayne.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Marcus.
3. Harriet Weaver and Ezra Pound told Joyce that Finnegan's Wake needed more ______________.
(a) Gloss.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Depth.
(d) Characters.
4. What job did Joyce do when the family returned to Trieste in 1919?
(a) Designer.
(b) Politician.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Chef.
5. Whose husband committed suicide in 1929?
(a) Lucia's.
(b) Harriet's.
(c) Eileen's.
(d) Alice's.
6. In 1923, Joyce had surgery on his ________________.
(a) Back.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Heart.
(d) Knee.
7. How did Joyce feel about Zurich in 1915?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He thoroughly enjoyed it.
(c) He was ambivalent about it.
(d) He was growing to love it.
8. What does Lucia do that prompted the Joyces to finally send Lucia to an asylum?
(a) She ran naked out of the house.
(b) She boarded herself up in her room.
(c) She ate nasturtiums.
(d) She threw a chair at her mother.
9. In 1915, Joyce tried to publish _______________________ as a book rather than in excerpts.
(a) Dubliners.
(b) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Chamber Music.
10. What grant did Joyce receive that helped the family financially for awhile?
(a) Irish Republic grant.
(b) Royal Literature Fund grant.
(c) Dublin University grant.
(d) Trieste Arts Council grant.
11. Which one of his works did Joyce work to translate into French in 1920?
(a) Dubliners.
(b) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Exiles.
12. The Joyces seemed to always be looking for _________________ in their lives.
(a) Musical instruments.
(b) Gourmet food.
(c) A new apartment.
(d) Good schools.
13. Who was the publisher who took on Ulysses in book form?
(a) Margaret Howth.
(b) Harriet Weaver.
(c) David McGuire.
(d) Cynthia Sloane.
14. Who was the neighboring woman with whom Joyce had an affair in 1918?
(a) Julia Galloway.
(b) Celestine Morrow.
(c) Martha Fleischmann.
(d) Estelle Grammercy.
15. Who announced his engagement in 1929?
(a) David.
(b) Stanislaus.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Oscar.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who became Joyce's unpaid secretary?
2. What function did Nora have in one of Joyce's dramatic productions?
3. By 1915, how many years had the Joyces spent in Trieste?
4. What was the only play that Joyce ever wrote?
5. How many people showed up for the first reading of ULYSSES?
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