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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose boat does Doalty tell Owen he saw at port last night in Act 3?
(a) The O'Donnell boys'.
(b) Sean O'Casey's.
(c) The Donnelly's.
(d) Manus'.

2. To whom does Jimmy say he's getting married in Act 3?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Athene.
(d) Electra.

3. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that he wishes to God what?
(a) She would marry him.
(b) She could understand him.
(c) She spoke English.
(d) They could leave together.

4. What does Doalty tell Owen to translate for Lancey in Act 3?
(a) That the camp is on fire.
(b) That the potato blight has arrived.
(c) That the church is on fire.
(d) That the soldiers are leaving.

5. Who does Jimmy ask to be his best man in Act 3?
(a) Manus.
(b) Owen.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Doalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Owen say is the Irish word for "bottom" in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

3. In what town does Translations take place?

4. What did Manus' father attend that afternoon in Act 1?

5. What does Owen call his father in Act 2, Scene 1 when speaking to Yolland after his father leaves?

(see the answer key)

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