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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 Doalty carrying when he enters in Act 1?

2. In what town does Translations take place?

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

4. Who is the Justice of the Peace?

5. What language does Hugh speak in as he descends the stairs in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sarah's character. What is her relationship to Manus?

2. What does Yolland ask Owen about his living in Ireland in Act 2? What is Owen's initial response?

3. How much time passes between Act 1 and Act 2? What is taking place at the beginning of Act 2?

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

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

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

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

8. How is the "date" arranged between Yolland and Maire in Act 2?

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

10. Compare the points of view of Owen and Yolland to their renaming work in Act 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the term parable and how this applies to Translations. What does parable mean and what would be the message in Friel's parable of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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