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1 / 7 | Apart from the book being set on June 16, how is the date important in Joyce's life?
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Answer : It is the date of first sexual encounter with Nora Barnacle, his wife-to-be SHOW ANSWER
2 / 7 | Made of 18 Episodes, the book is divided into three parts. If the first Part II is Odyssey, what are Part I and III?
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Answer : Telemachia and Nostos SHOW ANSWER
3 / 7 | What was the working title of Ulysses and it originally began as a novel focused on which character already created by Joyce?
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Answer : 'Stephen Hero' and Stephen Dedalus SHOW ANSWER
4 / 7 | Name Episode 15 which Joyce scholars say is roughly the length of the first eight episodes of the novel combined.
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Answer : 'Circe' SHOW ANSWER
5 / 7 | What does Bloom eat for breakfast that has become very famous now?
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Answer : Grilled mutton kidneys SHOW ANSWER
6 / 7 | Serving as a motif, which song features in both Bloom's and Molly's memories?
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Answer : 'Love's Old Sweet Song' SHOW ANSWER
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