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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 was working on stories that would become which book?
(a) O'My Irish Heritage.
(b) Dubliners.
(c) In Flight.
(d) Celtic Calamities.

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

3. Joyce had physical problems with iritis and _________________.
(a) Asthma.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Heart palpitations.
(d) Sciatica.

4. Joyce was assured that he had a job waiting for him in which Italian city?
(a) Trieste.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

5. Joyce always had a talent for __________________.
(a) Painting.
(b) Playing the violin.
(c) Writing.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joyce choose to deal with his troubles?

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

3. Who was the main character in the novel in #32?

4. Who was Joyce's governess?

5. Joyce is a name of ________________ origin.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Joyce like as a young child in school and for what was he frequently punished?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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