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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Giorgio marry?

2. Which surgery did Nora have in 1929?

3. Why did many of Joyce's students pay him but not take lessons?

4. Lucia was self conscious about an odd squint and __________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Joyce move his family after Harriet Weaver sent some money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting and time period for Joyce's childhood What was Ireland like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Joyce, his family and friends?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in Ireland in the early twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What did Nora and Joyce's mother have in common? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

From what you can glean from the author's descriptions, create a brief character study of Joyce's father. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? Was there ever any friction between him and Joyce? How did he reconcile with him? What emotional damage was done to the relationship?

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