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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 stoop down and pick up to show Yolland in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What word does Maire ask Yolland for the meaning of in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Yolland says to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2, "Of course I know you're _____."

4. Who does Bridgett say for Owen to ask about Yolland in Act 3?

5. Maire says in Act 2, Scene 2 that the leap across what nearly killed her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yolland's hope for the future with Maire in Act 2, Scene 2? How does his dream differ from hers?

2. What is the significance of Sarah's entrance in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What is the ultimate conflict in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What is unique about the way the playwright uses language in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Describe the significance and repetition of the word "always" in Act 2, Scene 2.

6. What is happening in the opening of Act 3? Why is Manus leaving?

7. Describe the setting of Act 2, Scene 2.

8. What is Maire's demeanor in Act 3 when she enters? What does she ask Owen?

9. How is Act 3 like Act 1? How is it different?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jimmy and Friel's use of literary allusion in Translations. What is the importance of the texts which Jimmy quotes from?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the time period in which the play was written. How does this relate to the themes of Translations?

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