Translations | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act One

1. Where is the hedge-school held?

A barn.

2. Where are the living-quarters of the headmaster and his son?

Upstairs.

3. Who is teaching Sarah to speak at the beginning of Act 1?

Manus.

4. In what town does Translations take place?

Beale Beag.

5. In what Irish County does the play take place?

Donegal.

6. In what year does Translations take place?

1833.

7. What is Jimmy's full name?

Jimmy Jack Cassie.

8. What is Jimmy's nickname?

Infant Prodigy.

9. Who is Jimmy reading in Act 1?

Homer.

10. In what language is Jimmy reading at the beginning of Act 1?

Greek.

11. How old is Jimmy?

His sixties.

12. In what languages is Jimmy fluent (in addition to Irish)?

Latin and Greek.

13. Sarah's community considers her to be which of the following?

Dumb.

14. Of what female does Jimmy speak to Manus from...
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