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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. Who did Joyce determine should write his biography?
(a) William Yeats.
(b) Ezra Pound.
(c) Herbert Gorman.
(d) Henry Miller.

2. ULYSSES was translated into which language in 1929?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Dutch.
(c) French.
(d) German.

3. By 1918, Giorgio excelled at singing and ________________.
(a) Running.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Painting.

4. Which one of Joyce's works appeared in the magazine in #112?
(a) Chamber Music.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
(d) Dubliners.

5. Joyce had major health issues with which part of his body?
(a) Joints.
(b) Knees.
(c) Heart.
(d) Eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Joyce and Nora marry?

2. What does Lucia do that prompted the Joyces to finally send Lucia to an asylum?

3. What did Giorgio name his son?

4. Which noted psychiatrist wrote a disparaging letter to Joyce?

5. Who refused to read ULYSSES when it was finally published?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joyce's interactions with his family in the 1929-1932 timeframe.

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

3. How long had the Joyces been in Trieste in 1915 and what was Joyce's life like at this point?

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

5. What play did Joyce produce and what problem did he have with the lead actor?

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

7. With whom did Joyce have an affair in 1918?

8. How did Joyce take advantage of his health problems to publicize a theater one night?

9. What surgeries did Joyce require in 1923?

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

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