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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 did Giorgio marry?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cecelia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Justine.

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

3. Joyce had eye surgery in which city?
(a) Milan.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of the man in #88?

2. What did Joyce read to get inspiration for his writing in 1918?

3. What was the only play that Joyce ever wrote?

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

5. Where was Joyce's play, EXILES, first performed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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