Autobiographies | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Reveries over Childhood and Youth,

1. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?

Sligo.

2. What was Yeats's grandfather's occupation?

Sailor.

3. What was the only thing Yeats's grandmother ever punished him for?

Having a snack too close to bedtime.

4. What did the general's nephew ask to not be served during a visit?

Pork.

5. How did Yeats's teacher reward him when he did well in school?

Let him look at a sword.

6. What happened to make Yeats interested in religion?

His brother died.

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

To pursue his art.

8. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?

Public affection.

9. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?

To help him defend himself from bullies.

10. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?

Sail small boats.

11. What did Yeats's father...
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