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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Krapp lay the reel he takes off the machine at the end of Part 2?
(a) On the floor.
(b) On the dictionary.
(c) In the chair.
(d) On the ledger.

2. What does Krapp do with the item he takes out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?
(a) Holds it.
(b) Listens to it.
(c) Looks at the back of it.
(d) Opens it.

3. What kind of bird is mentioned by Krapp at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Vidua.
(b) Dove.
(c) Cockatoo.
(d) Parrot.

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 definitions does the word that Krapp looks up in Part 2 have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

6. Where does Krapp go after examining the items in his pocket at the end of Part 2?
(a) To his desk.
(b) Center stage.
(c) Backstage.
(d) To his bedroom.

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

8. Where does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he is intimate with has her hands?
(a) By her side.
(b) On her hips.
(c) Behind her back.
(d) Behind her head.

9. What does Krapp begin to do at the very end of Part 2?
(a) Cook a meal.
(b) Write a letter.
(c) Record a new tape.
(d) Write a song.

10. How does Krapp appear when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?
(a) Harsh.
(b) Grizzly.
(c) Steady.
(d) Unsteady.

11. Where does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he is intimate with lay?
(a) On the grass.
(b) On the gravel.
(c) On the floorboards.
(d) On the bed.

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

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

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

15. What month does Krapp-on-tape say was memorable?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Krapp-on-tape say "lay a-dying" in the house on the canal in Part 2?

2. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the dark young beauty's eyes on tape?

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

4. What is described as "spinning like a propeller"?

5. Finish the sentence: "But under us all moved, and move us, gently, up and down, and from ____ _____".

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