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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trembling of the Veil, Book I. Four Years: 1887-1891,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Yeats never express his feelings the first time he fell in love?
(a) She was much too young for him.
(b) She was too good for him.
(c) She was much too old for him.
(d) She was engaged to another man.

2. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?
(a) Sail small boats.
(b) Walk the trail by the river.
(c) Listen to his grandmother.
(d) Swim.

3. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?
(a) To make better friends.
(b) To help him train for an event.
(c) To find something he could excel at.
(d) To help him defend himself from bullies.

4. What was Yeats's grandfather's occupation?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Sailor.

5. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Faulkner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Yeats's father move to England?

2. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?

3. Where did the Yeats family move after they lived in Dublin?

4. What did Yeats pursue when he gave up physical pleasures?

5. Where was Rhys from?

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