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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 compare the phases of literature to?

2. Where did Yeats like to sleep at night while in Dublin?

3. What was the boy that Yeats cured sick with?

4. Who was president of the Young Ireland Society?

5. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Yeats think of his first seance?

5. Why did Yeats dream of building a theater?

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

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

8. What did Shaw blame for the poor reception of his first play in England, and how was this received?

9. How did Yeats heal the boy with smallpox?

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

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

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of people. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the people included in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

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