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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the group who are conducting the land surveys?
(a) The Royal Land Surveyers.
(b) The Royal Military.
(c) The Royal Engineers.
(d) The Engineers of the Crown.

2. What is Jimmy's full name?
(a) Jimmy Jack O'Flaherty.
(b) Jimmy Jack O'Neill.
(c) Jimmy Jack Cassie.
(d) Jimmy Jack Cork.

3. In what town does Translations take place?
(a) Cnoc na nGahar.
(b) Beale Beag.
(c) Mullach.
(d) Bun na hAbhann.

4. What is the foreboding sweet smell an indication of in Act 1?
(a) Fire in the woods.
(b) War signals.
(c) Potato famine.
(d) The coming troops.

5. What does Doalty say that Jimmy knows the first book of by heart in Act 1?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Satires.
(d) Plato's Cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugh states that the parish priest in a worthy man but barely what in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Where is the hedge-school held?

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

4. At what pub does Sarah tell Manus that Hugh is in Act 1?

5. Who has Hugh spoken to in the morning in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hugh's response to Yolland's attempts to impress him?

2. Where is Hugh in the beginning of Act 1? How does the reader find this out? What does this lead Manus to do?

3. Describe the character of Yolland. What are his feelings of Baile Beag?

4. Compare the points of view of Owen and Yolland to their renaming work in Act 2.

5. Discuss Sarah's relationship to the theme of language in the play.

6. Describe the characteristics of Lancey in the play. What are his objectives?

7. What does Yolland tell Owen about Maire in Act 2?

8. Who are Jimmy and Hugh? What are their characteristics?

9. What does Maire tell Manus about America in Act 1? What is his reply?

10. Describe the character of Bridget. What is her relationship to Doalty?

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