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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 the boy that Yeats cured sick with?

2. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?

3. What caused Johnson to be poor and destitute?

4. What did Yeats think of most of the people who joined his poetry society?

5. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who did Yeats get to be his sponsor, and what kind of man was he?

4. Why did Yeats dream of building a theater?

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

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

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

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

9. What kind of work was considered for sponsorship in the National Literary Society?

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

Freedom was a crucial theme and symbol in this book. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in this plot affect the main people in Yeats's life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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