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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 job did Joyce do when the family returned to Trieste in 1919?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Politician.
(c) Chef.
(d) Designer.

2. Why did many of Joyce's students pay him but not take lessons?
(a) Just to give him financial support.
(b) Just to satisfy their parents.
(c) Just as a prank.
(d) Just to please their teachers.

3. Who was the publisher who took on Ulysses in book form?
(a) Harriet Weaver.
(b) Margaret Howth.
(c) David McGuire.
(d) Cynthia Sloane.

4. Who did Joyce befriend and join for long walks during this time ?
(a) Galloway.
(b) Norman.
(c) Weiss.
(d) Morris.

5. In 1923, Giorgio got a job as a _________________.
(a) Sculptor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Chef.
(d) Clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Valery Larbaud?

2. What was Charlotte Sauermann's profession?

3. What was Joyce's favorite alcoholic beverage?

4. By 1918, Giorgio excelled at singing and ________________.

5. Which actor in the play in #97 brought a lawsuit against Joyce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the impetus that pushed Joyce to finally marry Nora?

2. What health problems did Joyce have to manage during this time?

3. What did Joyce have to do when a man in the U.S. pirated ULYSSES?

4. How was ULYSSES prepared for publication and who refused to read it?

5. How were ULYSSES and EXILES received differently at this point in time?

6. What efforts did Joyce make during this period to get some of his work published?

7. Who was the French writer introduced to Joyce in the 1921-1922 period?

8. Who agrees to publish Joyce's EXILES and ULYSSES in spite of mediocre reviews by Joyce's fellow writers?

9. How did Joyce perceive Trieste upon his return in 1919?

10. Which playwright refused to buy an advance copy of ULYSSES?

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