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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 is the first townland which will be affected by the army's procedure in Act 3?

2. What word does Maire say initially in English when speaking to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Maire tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2, "Listen to me. I want you too, ____."

4. What does Maire call Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Who does Jimmy ask to be his best man in Act 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Bridget and Doalty talking about when they enter in Act 3?

2. Describe the importance of language in Act 2, Scene 2.

3. What does Hugh say to Owen after he finds the names book in Act 3?

4. What reason would Sarah have for crying and feeling guilt in Act 3?

5. What is the significance of Sarah's entrance in Act 2, Scene 2?

6. When Manus to tell the men from the school that he'll write and explain, what is Owen's reply?

7. What does Maire want to happen with Yolland in the future in Act 2, Scene 2?

8. When Hugh and Jimmy enter in Act 3, what information is revealed about both of their futures?

9. Why does Maire return to the hedge school in Act 3? What conversation does she have?

10. Compare the characters of Yolland and Manus as they relate to Maire as a love interest.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conflicts in Translations. What are individual character conflicts and what is the overriding conflict which drives the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss objective as it applies to the British military presence in Baile Beag in Translations. How is Owen's misjudgment of the British objectives important?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Hugh and Lancey in the play. What symbolically do these characters each represent?

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