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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) A flower.
(c) Keys.
(d) An envelope.

5. What color is the dog Krapp-on-tape says he threw a ball for in Part 2?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grey.
(d) White.

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

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

8. Where does Krapp go when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?
(a) To the front of the table.
(b) Front stage.
(c) Backstage.
(d) To his bedroom.

9. What does Krapp do after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Puts on a blank reel.
(c) Eats dinner.
(d) Writes in a journal.

10. Who does Krapp-on-tape describe as "all white and starch" in Part 2?
(a) His father.
(b) Bianca.
(c) His mother.
(d) The dark young beauty.

11. What does Krapp-on-tape say he tells the woman just before they are intimate?
(a) I love you.
(b) Be with me.
(c) Let me in.
(d) You are wonderful.

12. What type of rocks does Krapp-on-tape say were surrounding the lighthouse?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Granite.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Pebbles.

13. What is the second item Krapp takes out of his pocket after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Keys.
(b) An envelope.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A book.

14. Finish the sentence: "Unshatterable association until my dissolution of ___ and ____".
(a) Day and sun.
(b) Death and night.
(c) Night and day.
(d) Storm and night.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What body part does Krapp-on-tape say his face was in during his intimate description in Part 2?

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

4. What item does Krapp-on-tape describe as a most funereal thing?

5. Where was the bench located that Krapp-on-tape says he sat on where he could watch his mother's window?

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