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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 was the main character in the novel in #32?

2. Who was Joyce's governess?

3. Joyce always had a talent for __________________.

4. Who was the publisher who agreed to print DUBLINERS?

5. Joyce could be categorized as ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difficult time Joyce had in Rome while working at the bank.

2. What was the nature of Joyce's work in the 1907-1909 period?

3. What bad luck awaited Joyce when he went to Trieste for a position at a Berlitz school?

4. How was Joyce perceived in the literary community in Dublin in 1902?

5. What was Joyce's relationship like with his father and how many siblings did Joyce have?

6. What was Joyce like as a college student at University College in Dublin?

7. How did Joyce use family relationships in his work and why did Ellmann think Joyce did so?

8. What difficulties did Joyce encounter when trying to enroll in classes in Paris in 1902-1903?

9. Describe the salient points of Ellmann's explanation of Joyce's writing of "The Dead".

10. What did Joyce do when he still had money problems upon his return to Trieste?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Stanislaus Joyce. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 3

Ellmann was a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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