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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did printers refuse to publish PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN?
(a) It was too large for their facilities.
(b) They thought it was not yet complete.
(c) They would get in trouble with the censors.
(d) They did not think they could make any money on it.

2. What grant did Joyce receive that helped the family financially for awhile?
(a) Royal Literature Fund grant.
(b) Trieste Arts Council grant.
(c) Irish Republic grant.
(d) Dublin University grant.

3. What was Joyce's typical demeanor while with his children?
(a) Alienated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Boisterous.
(d) Sad.

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

5. Which of the following was NOT an illness suffered by Joyce?
(a) Tonsilitis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Synechia.
(d) Glaucoma.

6. 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 ate nasturtiums.
(c) She boarded herself up in her room.
(d) She threw a chair at her mother.

7. In 1923, Giorgio got a job as a _________________.
(a) Banker.
(b) Chef.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Clerk.

8. To what work did Joyce devote himself in 1915?
(a) Chamber Music.
(b) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(c) Dubliners.
(d) Ulysses.

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

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

11. Whose husband committed suicide in 1929?
(a) Harriet's.
(b) Lucia's.
(c) Alice's.
(d) Eileen's.

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

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

14. Who did Giorgio marry?
(a) Justine.
(b) Helen.
(c) Mary.
(d) Cecelia.

15. What did Joyce once do at the end of a play to publicize a theater?
(a) Performed a song and dance on stage.
(b) Stood up and declared the miraculous restoration of his eyesight.
(c) Distributed flyers.
(d) Walked the aisles with an advertising sandwich board.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Joyce determine should write his biography?

3. Who was the neighboring woman with whom Joyce had an affair in 1918?

4. Joyce had major health issues with which part of his body?

5. What pursuit did Giorgio enjoy?

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