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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 like to sleep at night while in Dublin?

2. Where did Yeats meet MacGregor?

3. What did Yeats blame for his logical style?

4. How was Yeats's first play that was performed in England received?

5. Who did Yeats stay with in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Yeats think of his first seance?

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

9. When did Yeats start his interest in spiritual things?

10. How did Yeats's opinion of Russel change when he saw him with the theosophists?

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

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 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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