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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. What issue still continued to haunt Joyce in 1915?

2. Whose husband committed suicide in 1929?

3. The Joyces seemed to always be looking for _________________ in their lives.

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

5. In the United States, ULYSSES is pirated by a man named ____________________.

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

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

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

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

6. Which of Joyce's works are banned during this period?

7. What surgeries did Joyce require in 1923?

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

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

10. How were ULYSSES and EXILES received differently at this point in time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joyce was befriended by some of the most famous literary talents in the world such as Ezra Pound and W.B. Yeats. Select one of Joyce's literary friends and compare and contrast his/her life and work to Joyce's.

Essay Topic 2

James Joyce was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Joyce's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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