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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. Who had asked Manus to write to her sister in Act 1?

2. Yolland asks Owen how long Manus has been what in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Where did Yolland's father get him a job?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hugh's response to Yolland's attempts to impress him?

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

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

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

5. Describe the characteristics of Lancey in the play. What are his objectives?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Owen and Yolland go about the name changes in Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Hugh and Lancey in the play. What symbolically do these characters each represent?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jimmy and Friel's use of literary allusion in Translations. What is the importance of the texts which Jimmy quotes from?

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