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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 did Yeats say happened when people lacked the depth of a writer?

2. What country did Davitt want to protect?

3. What was Yeats struggling to write when he met Lady Gregory?

4. What word did Yeats use to describe Maud?

5. Who did Yeats think was not appreciated during his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

2. What did Moore do that irritated Yeats most of all?

3. How did the public treat Maud?

4. What did Yeats say was the main difference between religion and spirituality?

5. Who was Michael Davitt?

6. What happened when Yeats got to Stockholm, and how did he feel about this?

7. What was Yeats usually feeling when he wrote in his diaries?

8. What was Synge's last play, and how was it received?

9. What was Yeats happy about when Synge's last play was performed?

10. What did Lady Gregory do for Yeats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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