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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author refused to subscribe to receive a copy of ULYSSES?
(a) George Bernard Shaw.
(b) William Yeats.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Ezra Pound.

2. What job did Joyce do when the family returned to Trieste in 1919?
(a) Designer.
(b) Chef.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Politician.

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

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

5. Who announced his engagement in 1929?
(a) David.
(b) Stanislaus.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Oscar.

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

7. How much money did Mrs. Harold McCormick deposit into Joyce's account?
(a) 7,500 francs.
(b) 1,000 francs.
(c) 100,000 francs.
(d) 12,000 francs.

8. Harriet Weaver and Ezra Pound told Joyce that Finnegan's Wake needed more ______________.
(a) Characters.
(b) Depth.
(c) Gloss.
(d) Metaphors.

9. Where was Joyce's play, EXILES, first performed?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Munich.
(d) Vienna.

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

11. In 1915, Joyce tried to publish _______________________ as a book rather than in excerpts.
(a) Dubliners.
(b) Chamber Music.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

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

13. What issue still continued to haunt Joyce in 1915?
(a) Legal problems.
(b) Financial problems.
(c) Relationship problems.
(d) Health problems.

14. What function did Nora have in one of Joyce's dramatic productions?
(a) Singer.
(b) Director.
(c) Actress.
(d) Producer.

15. Who was Valery Larbaud?
(a) French university president.
(b) French writer.
(c) French translator.
(d) French chef.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1923, Giorgio got a job as a _________________.

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

3. The reactions of Joyce's friends to his first drafts of ULYSSES were ___________________.

4. What was the only play that Joyce ever wrote?

5. Whose husband committed suicide in 1929?

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