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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. Who does Manus suggest Owen get to fix the banister in Act 3?

2. Who says that when his grandfather was a boy the British did the same thing in Act 3?

3. Where does Yolland tell Maire his mother is from in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Manus tells Owen to let his father know that he's taking which books?

5. Manus paid for his books with the money he got from selling what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Yolland's hope for the future with Maire in Act 2, Scene 2? How does his dream differ from hers?

5. What is Maire's demeanor in Act 3 when she enters? What does she ask Owen?

6. What does Doalty imply in Act 3 regarding the Donnelly twins?

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

8. What is ironic about Maire's speaking English in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. What fire takes place in Act 3? What happens with the characters because of this?

10. How do Maire and Yolland express that they have both had feelings for one another building up to Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of tradition in Translations. How are tradition and change represented? How are they viewed by Friel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the time period in which the play was written. How does this relate to the themes of Translations?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Friel's use of metaphor in the play. What is a metaphor? What is an extended metaphor? What extended metaphor applies to Translations?

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