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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yeats say got him interested in studying what he taught his sponsor?

2. What was MacGregor studying when Yeats met him?

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

4. What did Yeats's fellow poets use to analyze their poetry?

5. Where was Rhys from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Yeats fell in love for the first time?

2. When did Yeats start his interest in spiritual things?

3. What did Henley do to help Yeats find his identity?

4. How did the theosophists feel about Mr. Russel?

5. What helped Yeats find his own voice?

6. Why did Yeats dream of building a theater?

7. How did Hyde and O'Grady help to promote Irish literature?

8. Who did Morris remind Yeats of, and what did Morris teach Yeats?

9. What did Yeats think caused the poets he knew to be so tragic?

10. How did Yeats meet Dowden, and what did Dowden teach Yeats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Yeats have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the people involved in those scenes?

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