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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 some of Yeats's friends all have dreams of?

2. How did Yeats feel when Synge's death went unnoticed?

3. How did Yeats travel to Stockholm?

4. What kind of guests did Lady Gregory like to have visit her house?

5. What was Yeats told to avoid in his trance-like state?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Moore act when the theater ran into financial problems?

2. How did Yeats feel when he found out he was being considered for the Nobel Prize of Literature?

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

4. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

5. What was Yeats thinking about while he was being presented to the Royal Family?

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

7. How did the public treat Maud?

8. How did Synge feel about his impending death, and how was this viewed by his friends?

9. How did Yeats feel about literature education?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of people. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the people included in the book?

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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