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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. Owen tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 1, "You can learn to _____ us."

2. Owen tells Yolland that his father always speaks of "an expedito" with how many points in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Yolland states in Act 2, Scene 1 that "Your Irish air has made me" what?

4. What does Yolland's father do for a living?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Yolland admire about Hugh regarding the naming process? What is Owen's reaction?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where is Hugh in the beginning of Act 1? How does the reader find this out? What does this lead Manus to do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss objective as it applies to the British military presence in Baile Beag in Translations. How is Owen's misjudgment of the British objectives important?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conflicts in Translations. What are individual character conflicts and what is the overriding conflict which drives the play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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