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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. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?

2. How did Yeats's teacher reward him when he did well in school?

3. Why did Yeats's father move to England?

4. What did the members of the Rhymer's Club do to support each other's work?

5. Who taught Yeats what he taught his sponsor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Wilde refuse to run away when he had the chance?

7. How did Yeats heal the boy with smallpox?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the people involved in those scenes?

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