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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 did Yeats feel when he was around Lady Gregory?

2. Who did Yeats ask to write a Gaelic play?

3. What did Yeats say brought passion into paintings?

4. Why did the award winners return to their seats backwards after getting their prizes?

5. How did Yeats feel about his writing after his first book was published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

2. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

3. Who was Michael Davitt?

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

5. What did the Nobel winners do after receiving their awards, and why?

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

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

8. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

9. What kind of speeches did Maud give when Yeats accompanied her?

10. What two things was Yeats adamant about remaining separate from each other?

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

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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