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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 did Yeats live with when he started the National Literary Society?

2. What word did Yeats use to describe his medium?

3. What happened that made Henley deeply depressed?

4. Who died while Wilde was in prison?

5. What was Johnson's biggest vice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Yeats fell in love for the first time?

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

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

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

5. How did Yeats feel about Oscar Wilde when he met the famous author?

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

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

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

9. What helped Yeats find his own voice?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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