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

2. In the United States, ULYSSES is pirated by a man named ____________________.
(a) William Cohen.
(b) Gerald Morrison.
(c) Edward Smith.
(d) Samuel Roth.

3. What was the only play that Joyce ever wrote?
(a) Street Song.
(b) Goodbyes.
(c) Exiles.
(d) Transitions.

4. During 1922, Joyce came up with the idea for ____________________.
(a) Walden Pond.
(b) Finnegan's Wake.
(c) The Remains of the Day.
(d) The Importance of Being Earnest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Joyce and Nora marry?

2. Who announced his engagement in 1929?

3. Who did Giorgio marry?

4. Where did Joyce spend much of his time from 1916 to 1918?

5. Who was Valery Larbaud?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Joyce's demeanor upon his move to Paris and what help did he continue to receive from friends?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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