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How do Shem the Penman and Shaun the Post differ ?
A. while Shem is a conformist, Shaun is a talented artist
B. while Shem would rather be a priest, Shaun is happy at his work
C. while Shem is a postman, Shaun is a artist and writer
D. while Shem is an artistic outsider, Shaun is a dull conformist
In The Dubliners, how does Joyce use epiphanies ?
A. they sometimes clarify the connection between death and life
B. they are often coupled with resignation, sadness, and frustration
C. they create a system of hope, followed by passive acceptance
D. All of the Above
Which was a common metaphor used by Irish writers in their depictions of the nation ?
A. the metaphor of Ireland as a novel
B. the metaphor of Ireland as a woman
C. the metaphor of Ireland as a child
D. the metaphor of Ireland as a soldier
With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?
A. Wolfe Tone
B. Charles Stuart Parnell
C. Father Arnall
D. Daniel O’Connell
In “A Mother,” what does Mrs. Kearney make her daughter learn ?
A. the piano
B. the Irish language
C. the English language
D. the violin
According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?
A. the impossibility of resurrection
B. the unconscious
C. unrequited love
D. the patterns of birth, life, and death
In “Two Gallants,” Joyce’s major critical commentary is__________________?
A. that women are more at fault than men
B. that individuals are too passive
C. that people work too hard for change
D. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems
In The Dubliners, which best describes the order of the story arc ?
A. adolescence, maturity, childhood
B. childhood, maturity, adolescence
C. childhood, adolescence, maturity, public life
D. childhood, adolescence, maturity
Which writer arranged for the publication of The Dubliners ?
A. Ezra Pound
B. W.B. Yeats
C. Ernest Hemmingway
D. Virginia Woolf
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