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In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ?

A. it represents the desire to flee Ireland
B. it represents the hero’s fear that he will overestimate his abilities
C. it implies that the artist must take flight to do his work
D. All of the Above

Categories James Joyce

From whom does Stephen borrow his idea of clarity ?

September 9, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
From whom does Stephen borrow his idea of clarity ?

A. Thomas Aquinas
B. W.B. Yeats
C. Augusta Gregory
D. Ezra Pound

Categories James Joyce

According to Randy Hofbauer, what is/are the purpose(s) of the epiphany ?

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
According to Randy Hofbauer, what is/are the purpose(s) of the epiphany ?

A. it enables Stephen to say in Ireland forever
B. it prepares Stephen to accept his artistic rebirth
C. it ends Stephen’s period of enlightenment
D. it helps Stephen to decide to join the Catholic church

Categories James Joyce

Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ?

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ?

A. the positive representation of cultural institutions
B. the representation of a shallow, drab culture
C. the positive representation of the Catholic Church
D. the representation of adventures the city offers to the mind

Categories James Joyce

Which best describes the tone at the end of “Araby ?”

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Which best describes the tone at the end of “Araby ?”

A. hopeful
B. disappointed
C. joyful
D. satiric

Categories James Joyce

Please identify the story: “her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition. ”

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
Please identify the story: “her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition. ”

A. “The Boarding House”
B. “Clay”
C. “Eveline”
D. “A Little Cloud”

Categories James Joyce

In “The Dead,” what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ?

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
In “The Dead,” what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ?

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

Categories James Joyce

In “A Mother,” what does Mrs. Kearney make her daughter learn ?

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
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

Categories James Joyce

In which story from The Dubliners is snow an important occurrence ?

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
In which story from The Dubliners is snow an important occurrence ?

A. “Araby”
B. “The Boarding House”
C. “The Dead”
D. “An Encounter”

Categories James Joyce

From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ?

September 8, 2021June 16, 2019 by admin
From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ?

A. a poem by Yeats
B. a popular Irish ballad
C. an ancient epic
D. a poem by Eliot

Categories James Joyce
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