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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 kind of college did Hyde attend?

2. What political belief did Yeats begin to explore after his move from Dublin?

3. What did Yeats once predict about his grandfather?

4. What did Yeats like to do most when he visited his grandparents?

5. What did Yeats teach his sponsor about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Yeats dream of building a theater?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yeats and Synge are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two authors.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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