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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)

1.
3.
2.
4.
2)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dark.
Alone.
Peaceful.
Uninhabited.
9)

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

Slept.
Wept.
Sang.
Stuck.
10)

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

Black.
White.
Brown.
Grey.
11)

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

17.
30.
65.
20.
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 dog.
The wall.
Out the window.
His watch.
13)

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

Waves.
Dust.
Light.
Foam.
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 hated her.
That he missed her.
That he loved her.
That he'd been saving up for her his whole life.
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.
Laughed.
Smiled.
Called the police.
16)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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