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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 does Maire's last name mean?

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

3. What poet does Yolland say he lived three miles from in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What did Manus' father attend that afternoon in Act 1?

5. What does Manus tell Owen he should hide before their father comes downstairs in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Jimmy and Hugh? What are their characteristics?

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

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

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

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

6. What interaction occurs between Manus and Maire regarding last night in Act 1?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the historical elements of the play. Are Friel's depictions accurate in terms of Irish history?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of language and communication in the play. What symbols and characters embody this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the actions of the character of Owen. How are Owen's actions responsible for much of the events which happen in the play?

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