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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krapp carry with him when he comes from offstage for the first time?
(a) A banana.
(b) A ledger.
(c) A dictionary.
(d) A bottle.

2. Where does Part 1 take place?
(a) Krapp's shed.
(b) Krapp's mother's house.
(c) Krapp's house.
(d) A woman's house.

3. What is the first word heard on the tape that Krapp begins playing after his long pause?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Gooseberries.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Blackberries.

4. What item does Krapp-on-tape describe as a most funereal thing?
(a) The perambulator.
(b) The tape.
(c) The ledger.
(d) The veil.

5. How many years has it been since Krapp had recorded the tape of himself at age 39?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krapp-on-tape describe when he says "I happened to look up and there it was. All over and done with at last"?

2. Where does Krapp go after peeling his second banana?

3. How many copies does Krapp say are sold during the tape recording?

4. What word causes Krapp to stop listening to his tape at the beginning of Part 2?

5. Finish the sentence: "The way they went down, sighing, before the ____".

(see the answer key)

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