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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. When is Jimmy getting married in Act 3?

3. How much later is Act 3 than Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What is Manus carrying when he descends the stairs in Act 3?

5. Maire says that Yolland's hands are what in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

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

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

6. What danger is involved in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the historical elements of the play. Are Friel's depictions accurate in terms of Irish history?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Friel's use of metaphor in the play. What is a metaphor? What is an extended metaphor? What extended metaphor applies to Translations?

Essay Topic 3

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

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