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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the London acquaintance who helped Joyce search for jobs?
(a) Miss O'Hara.
(b) Miss Gilfrod.
(c) Miss Galloway.
(d) Miss Sloane.

2. Who was the main character in the novel in #32?
(a) John Paulus.
(b) Stephen Hero.
(c) David Trimble.
(d) Michael Collins.

3. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Fur coat.
(d) Brooch.

4. Which writer wrote to Joyce asking for some of Joyce's work to be included in an anthology?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) William Yeats.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Ezra Pound.

5. Where is Joyce transferred when he is forced to leave the position in #41?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Trieste.
(d) Dublin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joyce's father?

2. Who is the girl Joyce began to date in 1904?

3. Joyce briefly considered a career in _______________.

4. Who was the publisher who agreed to print DUBLINERS?

5. Which writer began to help Joyce with publishing his work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the salient points of Ellmann's explanation of Joyce's writing of "The Dead".

2. How did Joyce's professional relationship with Yeats begin?

3. When was Joyce born and who had a strong influence on him as a boy?

4. Describe Joyce's personal and professional challenges when he returned to Paris in 1903.

5. What did Joyce do when he still had money problems upon his return to Trieste?

6. How was Joyce perceived in the literary community in Dublin in 1902?

7. What type of writing did Joyce find interesting at this time and which author even sent Joyce a letter?

8. What role did Stanislaus play in Joyce's life in 1905-1906?

9. What did Ellmann think were some of the inspirations for Joyce's novel ULYSSES?

10. Who was the publisher who wanted to publish DUBLINERS and what change did he require that offended Joyce?

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