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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The wall.
(b) His dog.
(c) His watch.
(d) Out the window.

2. What does Krapp do to his drawer after he takes an item out at the end of Part 2?
(a) Locks it.
(b) Takes it out and dumps out the contents.
(c) Slams it.
(d) Leaves it open.

3. Which of the following word is not used to describe the ball Krapp plays with the dog as described on tape in Part 2?
(a) Hard.
(b) Elastic.
(c) Black.
(d) Rubber.

4. What is the first thing Krapp takes out of his pocket after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Letter.
(b) A banana.
(c) Keys.
(d) Envelope.

5. What sound is heard when Krapp goes offstage at the end of Part 2?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Singing.
(c) A cork pop.
(d) Bottle against glass.

6. What does Krapp-on-tape say he asks the woman to do before they are intimate?
(a) To sing.
(b) To smile.
(c) To close her eyes.
(d) To look at him.

7. What does Krapp do when he hears Krapp-on-tape say "Here I end"?
(a) Stops the tape.
(b) Cries.
(c) Rewinds the tape.
(d) Fast forwards the tape.

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

9. What item does Krapp take out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?
(a) A tape.
(b) An envelope.
(c) A flower.
(d) Keys.

10. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the dark young beauty's eyes on tape?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Cerulean.
(c) Chrysolite.
(d) Emeralds.

11. What does Krapp first do after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Fumbles in his pockets.
(b) Ruffles his hair.
(c) Eats a banana.
(d) Goes to sleep.

12. How does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he was intimate with scratched herself?
(a) Picking gooseberries.
(b) Working in the barn.
(c) Running through a field.
(d) With a knife.

13. Finish the sentence: "Past midnight. Never knew such ____".
(a) Sadness.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Silence.
(d) Noise.

14. Which of the following people does Krapp-on-tape not mention seeing while sitting on a bench near his mother's window?
(a) Paupers.
(b) Nursemaids.
(c) Old men.
(d) Infants.

15. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the blinds that were pulled down on tape in Part 2?
(a) Clean green affairs.
(b) Dirty brown roller affairs.
(c) Stinky black rollers.
(d) Smutty white filth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the water when talking about his intimate moment with a woman in Part 2?

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

3. Where does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he is intimate with has her hands?

4. How many definitions does the word that Krapp looks up in Part 2 have?

5. What kind of bird is mentioned by Krapp at the beginning of Part 2?

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