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

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

3. Where is the hedge-school held?

4. Owen states that every Dubh in Irish has been translated to what in English?

5. What does Sarah give to Manus in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Friel's use of symbolism and motif in the play. What themes are depicted through these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the ending of Translations mirrors the beginning. What opposites are represented in the ending of the play? What is the symbolic meaning of this?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Manus and Owen. How are these brothers different? How are they similar?

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