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

2. Who is the Kerry politician that Maire talks about in Act 1?

3. Owen says to Yolland in Act 2, Scene 1 that Manus doesn't have enough money to do what?

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

5. What is the term which refers to the action of changing the names from Irish to English?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the theme of love as it applies to Sarah and Maire's relationship with Manus.

2. What does Sarah give to Manus in Act 1? What is his reaction?

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

4. Describe the military tension which is revealed in the play in Act 1.

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

6. What is Manus' reaction upon Maire's entrance? How does he greet her?

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

8. What does Yolland tell Owen about Maire in Act 2?

9. What exposition does Yolland reveal regarding his past in Act 2?

10. Who in literature is Jimmy obsessed with? Who does he associate this person with in real life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of love as it applies to the characters of Maire and Yolland in the play. What does their scene together represent thematically?

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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