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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 was the only thing Yeats's grandmother ever punished him for?

2. What was Taylor gifted at?

3. What did the members of the Rhymer's Club do to support each other's work?

4. Where did the Yeats family move after they lived in Dublin?

5. Who sponsored Yeats's books after the Society didn't?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Morris remind Yeats of, and what did Morris teach Yeats?

2. How did Yeats heal the boy with smallpox?

3. How did Yeats feel when he started seeing a medium to help him discover his character?

4. What was the story an old acquaintance told Yeats while he was in Paris?

5. What did Henley do to help Yeats find his identity?

6. What happened when Yeats fell in love for the first time?

7. When did Yeats start his interest in spiritual things?

8. Why did Yeats dream of building a theater?

9. What kind of work was considered for sponsorship in the National Literary Society?

10. How was Yeats affected by his friendship with O'Leary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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