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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 say must be wet in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Yolland tells Maire in Act 2, Scene 2 that her English is what?

3. What did the soldiers demolish while searching for Yolland in Act 3?

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

5. What is the location of the dance in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe how the theme of love is depicted in Act 2, Scene 2.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of emigration in Translations. Which character(s) represent this theme? How much of an impact does this have on the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of language and communication in the play. What symbols and characters embody this theme?

Essay Topic 3

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

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