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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 was Hyde unable to do to any artist?

2. Who did Yeats live with while in London?

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

4. What happened to make Yeats interested in religion?

5. Who did Shaw blame when his play was received badly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the story an old acquaintance told Yeats while he was in Paris?

2. How did Yeats feel when he learned more about his spiritual side?

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

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

5. How was Yeats affected by his friendship with O'Leary?

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

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

8. How did Yeats heal the boy with smallpox?

9. What was MacGregor obsessed with when he lived in Paris?

10. How did Yeats feel about the people who joined his poetry club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four of these people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the others around them.

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

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