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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. Who was president of the Young Ireland Society?

2. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?

3. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?

4. Which lessons did Yeats's father think were the most important for his son to learn?

5. What was Hyde unable to do to any artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helped Yeats find his own voice?

2. Who lived across the street from Yeats when his family moved to Bedfield Park?

3. How did Yeats heal the boy with smallpox?

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

5. What did Yeats realize while watching his daughter when he was an older man?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the biography change the style of the narration?

Essay Topic 2

Yeats endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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