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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the United States, ULYSSES is pirated by a man named ____________________.
(a) Gerald Morrison.
(b) Edward Smith.
(c) William Cohen.
(d) Samuel Roth.

2. ULYSSES was translated into which language in 1929?
(a) French.
(b) Dutch.
(c) German.
(d) Chinese.

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

4. Who became Joyce's unpaid secretary?
(a) Paul Leon.
(b) David Sloane.
(c) Richard Galloway.
(d) Miguel Vasquez.

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

6. What was Joyce's favorite alcoholic beverage?
(a) Absinthe.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

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

8. In 1923, Joyce had surgery on his ________________.
(a) Eyes.
(b) Heart.
(c) Back.
(d) Knee.

9. Lucia was diagnosed as being a/an ____________________.
(a) Schizophrenic.
(b) Epileptic.
(c) Psychopath.
(d) Sociopath.

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

11. Who offered Joyce a generous royalty package for the publication of ULYSSES?
(a) Madeline Anderson.
(b) Sylvia Beach.
(c) Ava Monroe.
(d) Emma Galloway.

12. The reactions of Joyce's friends to his first drafts of ULYSSES were ___________________.
(a) Embracing.
(b) Disapproving.
(c) Mild.
(d) Spiteful.

13. Who was the neighboring woman with whom Joyce had an affair in 1918?
(a) Celestine Morrow.
(b) Estelle Grammercy.
(c) Julia Galloway.
(d) Martha Fleischmann.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend of Joyce's helped him produce a play?

2. Which actor in the play in #97 brought a lawsuit against Joyce?

3. Who was the owner of the Shakespeare & Co. bookstore?

4. Which one of his works did Joyce work to translate into French in 1920?

5. What job did Joyce do when the family returned to Trieste in 1919?

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