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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. What did MacGregor say could trigger thoughts?
(a) Winds.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Smells.
(d) Symbols.

2. What was the name of the poetry society Yeats formed with Rhys?
(a) The Poetry Circuit.
(b) The Rhymer's Club.
(c) The Literary Works Guild.
(d) The Poet's Corner.

3. Where did Yeats like to sleep at night while in Dublin?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) Under the stars.
(c) Churches.
(d) Old castles.

4. Who reminded Yeats of his grandfather?
(a) Dowden.
(b) William Morris.
(c) O'Leary.
(d) Henley.

5. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?
(a) The British Museum.
(b) An Aviary.
(c) A church yard.
(d) The green park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a schoolmate teach Yeats to box?

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

3. Who did Yeats say was perfect in his writing?

4. What did MacGregor teach Yeats about?

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

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