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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. Maire tells Yolland she sees himself washing every day in front of what?

2. What is the first townland which will be affected by the army's procedure in Act 3?

3. Who says that when his grandfather was a boy the British did the same thing in Act 3?

4. What does Maire call Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Maire tells Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2 she loves the sound of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the characters of Yolland and Manus as they relate to Maire as a love interest.

2. What does Manus tell Owen just before he leaves regarding their father? What does he say to Sarah?

3. In what ways are Maire and Yolland shy and awkward in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What is ironic about Maire's speaking English in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What reason would Sarah have for crying and feeling guilt in Act 3?

6. What does Doalty imply in Act 3 regarding the Donnelly twins?

7. How do Maire and Yolland express that they have both had feelings for one another building up to Act 2, Scene 2?

8. When Hugh and Jimmy enter in Act 3, what information is revealed about both of their futures?

9. What does Hugh say to Owen after he finds the names book in Act 3?

10. What does Maire want to happen with Yolland in the future in Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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