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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 want to ask his best friend permission to do?

2. What did Yeats dream about when he was living with Symons?

3. How was Maud treated by the public?

4. What did Yeats want to do to make the Gaelic play a success?

5. What did Moore want to become involved in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Michael Davitt?

2. Who was hired to write a Gaelic play for the theater, and how did Yeats view this writer?

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

4. What was so controversial about Countess Cathleen?

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

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

7. What was Yeats told while in a trance?

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

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

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

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

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 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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