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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were two of the soldiers' horses were found at the bottom of the cliffs?
(a) Mullach.
(b) Machaire Buidhe.
(c) Carraig an Phoill.
(d) Cnoc na nGabhar.

2. Yolland tells Manus that the soldiers got a crate of what from Dublin in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Apples.
(d) Cherries.

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

4. What language does Maire say she knows better than English?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Greek.

5. Who is teaching Sarah to speak at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Manus.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Yolland.
(d) Owen.

6. Who does Owen say are the best fishermen out there?
(a) The Donnelly twins.
(b) The O'Flaherty's.
(c) The O'Conners.
(d) The Irish.

7. What kind of hair is Maire described as having?
(a) Long.
(b) Red.
(c) Curly.
(d) Straight.

8. In what year does Translations take place?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1848.

9. Hugh notes that Owen should address himself to what regarding the poteen in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Reluctance.
(b) Wariness.
(c) Circumspection.
(d) Severity.

10. At what pub does Sarah tell Manus that Hugh is in Act 1?
(a) Anna na mBreag's.
(b) McDonnelley's.
(c) Con Connie Tim's.
(d) Gracie's.

11. What does Sarah give to Manus in Act 1?
(a) An apple.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Paper.

12. What does Yolland's father do for a living?
(a) Builds houses.
(b) Works for the military.
(c) Builds roads.
(d) Is an architect.

13. Sarah's community considers her to be which of the following?
(a) Deaf.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Blind.
(d) Paralyzed.

14. What is the term which refers to the action of changing the names from Irish to English?
(a) Englaltion.
(b) Englishizing.
(c) Britishlation.
(d) Anglicizing.

15. Where does Owen say that where the priest lives, Lis na Muc, has been translated to in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Green Hill.
(c) Swinefort.
(d) Cliff of Liston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Yolland say he would be if he'd not joined the army in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What did Doalty do for Yolland in the morning of Act 2, Scene 1?

3. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2, Scene 1?

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Yolland say he hears coming from Maire's house every night?

5. Owen tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 1, "You can learn to _____ us."

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