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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. What did Joyce consider to be life's most important relationship?
(a) Between father and son.
(b) Between husband and wife.
(c) Between mother and child.
(d) Between brothers.

2. What preparatory school did Joyce and his younger brother attend?
(a) Althorp.
(b) St. Martin's.
(c) Belvedere.
(d) Windermere.

3. Which of Joyce's brothers died young?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Sean.
(c) George.
(d) Charles.

4. When was Joyce's birthday?
(a) February 2, 1882.
(b) June 25 1860.
(c) September 15, 1865.
(d) May 7, 1907.

5. Who is the girl Joyce began to date in 1904?
(a) Audrey Spenser.
(b) Siobbhan O'Meara.
(c) Laura Morgan.
(d) Nora Barnacle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joyce forbid Nora to wear on the trip in #68?

2. Who was the favorite child in the Joyce family?

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

4. What novel did Joyce begin to write in 1904?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the difficult time Joyce had in Rome while working at the bank.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Joyce like as a college student at University College in Dublin?

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

10. Describe Joyce's father, John's, young life in Ireland.

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