A. “The Boarding House”
B. “Clay”
C. “Eveline”
D. “A Little Cloud”
A. the snow represents Ireland’s inability to become independent
B. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death
C. the snow represents the promise of love
D. the snow represents the characters’ ability to escape Ireland
In “The Dead,” what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ? Read More »
James Joyce A. the piano
B. the Irish language
C. the English language
D. the violin
In “A Mother,” what does Mrs. Kearney make her daughter learn ? Read More »
James Joyce A. “Araby”
B. “The Boarding House”
C. “The Dead”
D. “An Encounter”
In which story from The Dubliners is snow an important occurrence ? Read More »
James Joyce A. a poem by Yeats
B. a popular Irish ballad
C. an ancient epic
D. a poem by Eliot
From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ? Read More »
James Joyce A. Wolfe Tone
B. Charles Stuart Parnell
C. Father Arnall
D. Daniel O’Connell
With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ? Read More »
James Joyce A. it prevents exploration of the unconscious
B. it obscures the characters’ immediate thoughts
C. it allows for the introduction of plot snippets and new language
D. it makes the readers’ experience of the characters less intimate
Why do critics consider the dream form ideal for Finnegans Wake ? Read More »
James Joyce A. allusions
B. jokes
C. portmanteaus
D. All of the Above
Which of the following figures of speech are present in Finnegans Wake ? Read More »
James Joyce A. the last sentence and first sentence are circular
B. the novel has a traditional plot; nothing is particularly unique about it
C. the start of the book bears no resemblance to the end
D. the novel is clearly written from the future to the past
What is unique about the structure of Finnegans Wake ? Read More »
James Joyce A. “Araby”
B. “The Dead”
C. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
D. Finnegans Wake
