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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 Lieutenant Yolland's first name?

2. Hugh notes that Owen should address himself to what regarding the poteen in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Manus asks if who is no longer coming to classes in Act 1?

4. Where is the new national school being built in the play?

5. Who is Jimmy reading in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Owen's not correcting Yolland on his name relates to the mapping progress in Act 2.

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

3. How does Yolland feel about his alienation in Ireland? How does Owen placate this?

4. What do we know of Doalty's behavior and recent actions based upon his entrance in Act 1?

5. Discuss how the theme of renaming is expressed in the play.

6. What happens in Act 2 that leads up to Yolland realizing Owen's real name?

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

8. What good news does Manus share when he returns in Act 2? What happens immediately following this with Maire?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot structure of Translations. How does this plot relate to the plots of Greek dramas and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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