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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. Where did Joyce go to further his studies?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Rome.
(d) Vienna.
2. Which of the following is NOT true about Joyce's younger brother?
(a) He was artistic.
(b) He was blunt.
(c) He was determined.
(d) He was athletic.
3. Which book of Joyce's was published in 1907 but for which he received no money?
(a) Chamber Music.
(b) My Father's Song.
(c) Wanderlust.
(d) May.
4. Joyce left Trieste and took a job _________________ in Rome.
(a) At a publishing company.
(b) At a university.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a bank.
5. In 1912 Joyce sent Nora and Lucia on a trip to __________________.
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) China.
(d) Ireland.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which one of Joyce's siblings worked with him at the school in Trieste?
2. Joyce was assured that he had a job waiting for him in which Italian city?
3. The Joyces moved in with which family in Trieste?
4. Why had Joyce and Nora not yet married?
5. Who was the main character in Joyce's ULYSSES?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the salient points of Ellmann's explanation of Joyce's writing of "The Dead".
2. How was Joyce perceived in the literary community in Dublin in 1902?
3. What was Joyce's relationship like with his father and how many siblings did Joyce have?
4. What was always an important source of inspiration for Joyce's writing?
5. How did Joyce's professional relationship with Yeats begin?
6. Describe Joyce's personal and professional challenges when he returned to Paris in 1903.
7. What two major forces occurred for Joyce during this disgruntled period in his life?
8. Describe the difficult time Joyce had in Rome while working at the bank.
9. What did Ellmann think were some of the inspirations for Joyce's novel ULYSSES?
10. What role did Stanislaus play in Joyce's life in 1905-1906?
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