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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. The Joyces moved in with which family in Trieste?
(a) Ferraro.
(b) Sabatino.
(c) Francini.
(d) Rinaldo.

2. Who was the main character in Joyce's ULYSSES?
(a) Barry Connely.
(b) Peter Gallagher.
(c) Harold Sloane.
(d) Leopold Bloom.

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

4. What was one of Joyce's two main goals in 1909?
(a) To become a professor.
(b) To visit Russia.
(c) To learn how to sail.
(d) To travel the world.

5. In 1912 Joyce sent Nora and Lucia on a trip to __________________.
(a) China.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT true about Joyce's younger brother?

3. How many children did Joyce's parents have?

4. Joyce had a falling out with his old friend and replaced him with ____________________.

5. The city in #43 is known for being _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the source of a major break between Joyce and Nora in 1909 and what happened after he and Nora reconciled?

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

4. What bad luck awaited Joyce when he went to Trieste for a position at a Berlitz school?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Joyce use family relationships in his work and why did Ellmann think Joyce did so?

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

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