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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 Henley's occupation?

2. What did Yeats pursue when he gave up physical pleasures?

3. What did Yeats's mother think people in London indulged too much in?

4. Where did Yeats's sponsor live?

5. What did Yeats often think of his father's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Yeats heal the boy with smallpox?

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

6. What did Yeats think of his first seance?

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

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

9. What helped Yeats find his own voice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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