How well do you know James Joyce?

Prepare for Bloomsday by seeing how many questions you can get right about the author of Ulysses!

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1. James Joyce is best known as the author of Ulysses. But which of these books did he NOT write?

2. Although first published in 1922, Ulysses only became openly available in Ireland in which decade?

3. Ulysses was serialised in the American journal The Little Review from 1918 to 1920, until what happened?

4. Ulysses is divided into how many episodes?

5. Leopold Bloom is the second protagonist of Ulysses, but who is the first?

6. By what nickname is the statue of Joyce on North Earl Street in Dublin known?

7. Which famous American writer was Joyce known to go drinking with in Paris?

8. Which Irish University did Joyce graduate from in 1902?

9. Joyce met his future wife in 1904, but what was her name?

10. The James Joyce Tower and Museum is located in which part of Dublin?

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