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

2. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that he wishes to God what?

3. When did Fiddler O'Shea say he would be back in the town in Act 3?

4. What else is the new head master at the new school skilled at in Act 3?

5. What does Maire do in Act 2, Scene 2 when she says "Lag"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens with Sarah in Act 3 once Lancey speaks to her?

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

6. What fire takes place in Act 3? What happens with the characters because of this?

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

8. When Lancey enters in Act 3, what does he inform the students?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Hugh and Lancey in the play. What symbolically do these characters each represent?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of tradition in Translations. How are tradition and change represented? How are they viewed by Friel?

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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