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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which surgery did Nora have in 1929?
(a) Hysterectomy.
(b) Glaucoma.
(c) Gallbladder removal.
(d) Knee repair.

3. Who did Joyce attempt to seduce when Nora was on vacation?
(a) His physician.
(b) The nanny.
(c) The maid.
(d) His attorney.

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

5. Joyce had major health issues with which part of his body?
(a) Knees.
(b) Heart.
(c) Joints.
(d) Eyes.

6. Which noted psychiatrist wrote a disparaging letter to Joyce?
(a) David A. Halperin.
(b) Alfred Adler.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Sigmund Freud.

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

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

9. How many people showed up for the first reading of ULYSSES?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 250.
(d) 500.

10. Which of the following was NOT true about Joyce in 1929?
(a) He had bad teeth.
(b) He was almost blind.
(c) He was bedridden.
(d) He weighed 112 pounds.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Joyce marry Nora?

2. What did Joyce read to get inspiration for his writing in 1918?

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

4. Why did printers refuse to publish PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN?

5. Where was Joyce's play, EXILES, first performed?

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