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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. Which part of education did Yeats think was insufficient?

2. Where was the Nobel Prize reception held?

3. What did Lady Gregory want Yeats to stop writing?

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

5. What did Moore and Yeats do when they worked on plays together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lady Gregory do for Yeats?

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

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

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

5. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

6. What led Yeats to spend so much time with Lady Gregory?

7. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

8. What did Yeats write about in his letters to Lady Gregory?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Honor was something that many of the main people were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of Yeats's life?

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

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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