Waiting for Godot Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Waiting for Godot Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 162 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Estragon is interested in understanding Lucky and wants to find out why he

2. When Estragon starts to tell Vladimir about the dream he was having, Vladimir

3. What does Estragon do as soon as his leg feels good enough to walk again in Act 1?

4. Several times during the beginning of the first act, Vladimir keeps taking off and putting back on his

5. What does Estragon remember about the Bible?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Pozzo wants to sit down in Act I, what does he ask Estragon to do?

2. Estragon is closely associated with a particular prop. What is that prop? Why do you think Beckett chose that prop and what does it contribute to the play?

3. How does Vladimir claim he would have stopped Estragon from being beaten by the ten men?

4. Who are the five characters in "Waiting for Godot?"

5. When Vladimir wakes Estragon up in Act II and he finds Lucky's hat, what does Vladimir suggests they do to pass the time?

6. Estragon and Vladimir frequently fall asleep throughout the play. Why do you think Beckett uses that as a thread throughout the play.

7. Lucky makes a speech. What does he tell Estragon, Vladimir, and Pozzo?

8. Toward the end of Act II, after Pozzo and Lucky leave, the boy returns. Vladimir asks the boy if he recognizes him. How does the boy respond?

9. After Pozzo leaves in Act I, a boy enters the stage with information for Estragon and Vladimir. Vladimir asks the boy if he is the same boy who came yesterday. What does the boy tell them, and what is his explanation for being late?

10. In Act I, Estragon and Vladimir have a long conversation about waiting for Godot and their helplessness. Finally, Estragon exclaims he is hungry! What food does Vladimir offer Estragon, and what food does he actually produce? Why might Beckett chose these particular foods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beckett has very few stage directions. He makes a point of describing the rising of the moon. He could have simply relied on a darkening stage to show the coming of night, but he describes the role of the moon. Why might he have done that? How does it contribute to the feeling of the play at that point? How do the stage directions that Beckett did include contribute to the play? Cite specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Describe each character by creating a "picture" with words. Concentrate on picking the best words to describe each character. Think of words that show how the characters are both different and similar to each other. In other words, what traits do they share, and what traits are unique to each character?

Essay Topic 3

There are times that all of us feel as if life is pointless. How did "Waiting for Godot" help you understand that feeling? Did it encourage you because you can see that you are going somewhere in your life, after all, considering what your are doing with your life like going to school and reading plays. Or did it show you that like the characters in the play, you are not doing anything to move your life ahead?

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