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

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

3. What expensive item did Joyce buy for Nora in Galway?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Brooch.
(d) Fur coat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Joyce do to earn extra money?

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

4. Joyce is a name of ________________ origin.

5. When was Joyce's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What role did Stanislaus play in Joyce's life in 1905-1906?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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