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

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

3. Why did printers refuse to publish PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN?
(a) They thought it was not yet complete.
(b) It was too large for their facilities.
(c) They did not think they could make any money on it.
(d) They would get in trouble with the censors.

4. By 1915, how many years had the Joyces spent in Trieste?
(a) 7.
(b) 20.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

5. Which actor in the play in #97 brought a lawsuit against Joyce?
(a) Harold Morrison.
(b) Henry Carr.
(c) Sean Grady.
(d) Avery Galloway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announced his engagement in 1929?

2. What did Ezra Pound send to Joyce in his diminished state?

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

4. Harriet Weaver and Ezra Pound told Joyce that Finnegan's Wake needed more ______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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