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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. Joyce could be categorized as ____________________.
(a) A bohemian.
(b) A sociopath.
(c) A philanthropist.
(d) A martyr.

2. Which book of Joyce's was published in 1907 but for which he received no money?
(a) May.
(b) My Father's Song.
(c) Wanderlust.
(d) Chamber Music.

3. Where did Joyce and Nora live in 1904?
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Paris.
(d) Edinburgh.

4. From what disease did Joyce's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Lead poisoning.

5. Where did Joyce go to college?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Trinity College.
(c) University College.
(d) Griffith College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did the publisher have Joyce remove from DUBLINERS?

2. Why did Joyce have trouble finding housing in Trieste?

3. Where did the Joyces move when World War I broke out?

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

5. Who was Joyce's boss in the city in #41?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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