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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. Which of Joyce's sisters came to live with him in Trieste?
(a) Eva.
(b) Maria.
(c) Siobbhan.
(d) Rose.

2. Where did the Joyces move when World War I broke out?
(a) Austria.
(b) America.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Africa.

3. Joyce briefly considered a career in _______________.
(a) Music.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Religion.
(d) Theater.

4. Joyce's father took special pride in the family's ______________________.
(a) Coat of arms.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Name.
(d) Red hair.

5. Joyce had physical problems with iritis and _________________.
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Sciatica.
(d) Heart palpitations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joyce's father?

2. How many mortgages did Joyce's father have to take out to support his family?

3. Where did Joyce go when there was no position for him in Italy?

4. Joyce wrote a review of a play written by _________________ and received a complimentary letter from the playwright himself.

5. Joyce searched for job vacancies at ______________________ throughout Europe.

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Joyce meet Nora Barnacle and what was she like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Joyce come to be in Pola in Yugoslavia and why did he eventually leave?

10. What difficulties did Joyce encounter when trying to enroll in classes in Paris in 1902-1903?

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