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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. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that he sees her feeding what every day?

2. What name of a place does Maire correct Yolland in saying in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Yolland say he never thinks of himself as in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What did Jimmy shout at the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3?

5. What place does Yolland speak of first to Maire in attempting Irish in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Manus to tell the men from the school that he'll write and explain, what is Owen's reply?

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

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

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

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

9. What are Bridget and Doalty talking about when they enter in Act 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the actions of the character of Owen. How are Owen's actions responsible for much of the events which happen in the play?

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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