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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 the following was NOT one of Joyce's activities in 1904?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Partying.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Writing.

2. Who was Joyce's boss in the city in #41?
(a) Gregor.
(b) Giuseppe.
(c) Francini.
(d) Adam.

3. What religion did the Joyce family practice?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Episcopalian.

4. School records show that Joyce was punished for ______________________.
(a) Vulgar language.
(b) Being late.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Cheating.

5. Joyce left Trieste and took a job _________________ in Rome.
(a) At a publishing company.
(b) At a bank.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a university.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joyce always had a talent for __________________.

2. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?

3. Which of Joyce's sisters came to live with him in Trieste?

4. Joyce was assured that he had a job waiting for him in which Italian city?

5. Where did Joyce and Nora live in 1904?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the nature of Joyce's work in the 1907-1909 period?

4. What was Joyce's relationship like with his father and how many siblings did Joyce have?

5. What two major forces occurred for Joyce during this disgruntled period in his life?

6. What was Joyce like as a young child in school and for what was he frequently punished?

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

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

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

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

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