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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. When does Maire say her passage money for America came?

2. What language does Hugh speak in as he descends the stairs in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Which character does Hugh say is not coming back to classes because she can now write her name?

4. Until what age are you required to stay in school at the new national schools?

5. Who does Yolland say reminds him of his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is taking place as Act 1 begins? Where does Act 1 take place?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Friel's use of metaphor in the play. What is a metaphor? What is an extended metaphor? What extended metaphor applies to Translations?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the term parable and how this applies to Translations. What does parable mean and what would be the message in Friel's parable of the play?

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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