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

2. Where did Yeats's grandparents live?

3. What made Taylor so close to insane?

4. What was MacGregor studying when Yeats met him?

5. How did Davidson die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special gift did Russel have that he used to help other people?

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

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

4. What did Yeats realize while watching his daughter when he was an older man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the biography change the style of the narration?

Essay Topic 3

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four of these people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the others around them.

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