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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 often think of his father's opinion?

2. What happened that made Henley deeply depressed?

3. Where did Yeats start the National Literary Society?

4. What was Mary Battle's occupation?

5. How did Yeats feel as he learned more about his spiritual psyche?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mary Battle display her second sight before Yeats came to live at the house?

3. How did Yeats view Bernard Shaw after getting to know him?

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

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

6. How were Yeats's grandfathers different in their personalities?

7. Why did Yeats dream of building a theater?

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

9. How did Yeats feel about Oscar Wilde when he met the famous author?

10. How did Yeats feel when he started seeing a medium to help him discover his character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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