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

2. What language did the Joyces speak among themselves?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

3. What grant did Joyce receive that helped the family financially for awhile?
(a) Irish Republic grant.
(b) Dublin University grant.
(c) Royal Literature Fund grant.
(d) Trieste Arts Council grant.

4. In what city did Joyce and Nora marry?
(a) Trieste.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What pursuit did Giorgio enjoy?

2. Lucia was diagnosed as being a/an ____________________.

3. Who did Joyce befriend and join for long walks during this time ?

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

5. The reactions of Joyce's friends to his first drafts of ULYSSES were ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was ULYSSES received in the 1922-1923 time period?

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

4. How did Joyce continue to use his family as inspiration for his work?

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

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

7. How did Ezra Pound help Joyce during this period of his life?

8. Where did Joyce spend much of his time in the 1916-1918 period?

9. What health problems plagued Joyce during this period and what new work did he envision?

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

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