Which of the following best describes James Joyce’s “Araby” ?

A. It begins with the famous line: “North Richmond Street being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free.”
B. It speaks of the author’s illicit relationship with a young girl.
C. It is a dramatization of the relationship between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
D. It is an analysis of “Exodus” from “The Holy Bible.”

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Which of the following best describes James Joyce’s “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” ?
A. It begins with the famous line: “Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo…”?
B. It is a semi-autobiographical account of Joyce’s “coming of age” as an artist.
C. It captures the conflict that Stephen Dedalus has with his Irish and Catholic heritage.
D. All of the above
Which best describes the tone at the end of “Araby ?”
A. hopeful
B. disappointed
C. joyful
D. satiric
James Joyce’s famous novel_____________?
A. Roots
B. Ulysses
C. Tom Jones
D. Rebecca
James Joyce’s narrative technique is known as______________________?
A. stream of consciousness
B. psycho-analysis
C. Objective Co-relative
D. Symbolism and Mysticism
James Joyce’s narrative technique is known as______________?
A. stream of consciousness
B. psycho-analysis
C. Objective Co-relative
D. Symbolism and Mysticism
Which of the following does Joyce address thematically in The Dubliners ?
A. the positive side of war with Germany
B. the supremacy of Britain
C. Irish nationalism
D. the Irish nation’s inability to survive without England’s help
For Joyce, what are epiphanies ?
A. short prose sketches that vary in character
B. dream-like pieces of writing
C. deep realizations linked with religious faith
D. All of the Above
By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced ?
A. Thomas Aquinas
B. William Bradshaw
C. John Foxe
D. William Tyndale
In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ?
A. puns
B. parodies
C. unconventional syntax
D. All of the Above
In Finnegans Wake, how does Joyce represent the theme of tragic love ?
A. he refers to the mythical Daedalus
B. he uses an allusion to the mythical Odysseus
C. he uses an allusion to Tristian and Iseult
D. he refers to the Oedipal myth