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Krapp's Last Tape | Quiz

Samuel Beckett
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Krapp's Last Tape | Quiz

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1)

How many definitions does the word that Krapp looks up in Part 2 have? (from Part 2)

4.
3.
1.
2.
2)

What does Krapp do with the tape he was recording near the end of Part 3? (from Part 3)

Fast forwards to one part.
Yanks it out and throws it away.
Rewinds it and listens again.
Takes it out and holds it.
3)

How does Krapp-on-tape describe the blinds that were pulled down on tape in Part 2? (from Part 2)

Dirty brown roller affairs.
Smutty white filth.
Stinky black rollers.
Clean green affairs.
4)

Who does Krapp-on-tape describe as "all white and starch" in Part 2? (from Part 2)

His mother.
Bianca.
His father.
The dark young beauty.
5)

Finish the sentence: "Unshatterable association until my dissolution of ___ and ____". (from Part 2)

Death and night.
Day and sun.
Storm and night.
Night and day.
6)

What does Krapp-on-tape do to the woman after they are intimate? (from Part 2)

Whispers to her.
Lays across her.
Tells her he loves her.
Holds her.
7)

What does Krapp do to the recording machine when he stops speaking near the end of Part 3? (from Part 3)

Rewinds the tape.
Unplugs it.
Smashes it.
Bends over it and turns it off.
8)

Finish the sentence: "Never knew such silence. The earth might be _____." (from Part 3)

Alone.
Dark.
Uninhabited.
Peaceful.
9)

Finish the sentence: "We drifted in among the flags and ____". (from Part 2)

Slept.
Sang.
Wept.
Stuck.
10)

What color is the dog Krapp-on-tape says he threw a ball for in Part 2? (from Part 2)

Brown.
Grey.
White.
Black.
11)

How many copies does Krapp say are sold during the tape recording? (from Part 3)

65.
30.
20.
17.
12)

After he shuts off the tape in Part 2, what does Krapp look at after putting away the second item he takes out of his pocket? (from Part 2)

His watch.
His dog.
The wall.
Out the window.
13)

What does Krapp-on-tape say was "flying up in the light of the lighthouse"? (from Part 2)

Light.
Foam.
Dust.
Waves.
14)

What does Krapp say his response is to the question the woman asked him while making his tape recording? (from Part 3)

That he'd been saving up for her his whole life.
That he hated her.
That he loved her.
That he missed her.
15)

What does Krapp-on-tape say a beautiful woman did when he tried to talk to her during the tape in Part 2? (from Part 2)

Cried.
Smiled.
Laughed.
Called the police.
16)

What does Krapp consult when he stops his recording for the second time? (from Part 3)

His envelope.
The tape.
The dictionary.
The ledger.
17)

What question does Krapp say the woman asked him when she visited him? (from Part 3)

"How do you manage it, at your age?"
"Where have you been?"
"How are you?"
"Do you miss me?"
18)

Where does Krapp lay the item he takes out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2? (from Part 2)

Puts it in his pocket.
On the floor.
On the table.
In the drawer.
19)

What phrase does Krapp repeat twice after telling himself to finish his tape in the morning? (from Part 3)

"Forget it."
"Leave it at that."
"It's over."
"Leave it alone."
20)

What does Krapp say just after he stops listening to the tape after his long pause in Part 3? (from Part 3)

"At dawn."
"Past midnight."
"That was it."
"It must end."
21)

What does Krapp-on-tape say he tells the woman just before they are intimate? (from Part 2)

You are wonderful.
I love you.
Be with me.
Let me in.
22)

Why does Krapp stop talking after he begins reciting his recording for the second time? (from Part 3)

The machine wasn't on.
He was hungry.
He didn't feel like recording.
The machine's batteries died.
23)

What does Krapp do with the first item he takes out of his pocket after he shuts off the tape in Part 2? (from Part 2)

Squeezes it.
Eats it.
Looks at it and puts it back.
Writes on it.
24)

What is the first thing Krapp says when he begins recording himself for the third time? (from Part 3)

"It was the best times I had."
"It's all gone now."
"Nothing to say, not a squeak."
"Those were the days."
25)

How does Krapp-on-tape describe the beauty he sees while sitting on a bench near his mother's window? (from Part 2)

Young and dark.
Blonde and beautiful.
Pretty and young.
Sweet and pretty.
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