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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "But under us all moved, and move us, gently, up and down, and from ____ _____".
(a) Front to back.
(b) North to south.
(c) Side to side.
(d) East to west.

2. Finish the sentence: "The way they went down, sighing, before the ____".
(a) Time.
(b) Event.
(c) Stem.
(d) Storm.

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

4. 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?
(a) On the floor.
(b) Puts it in his pocket.
(c) On the table.
(d) In the drawer.

5. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the woman he is intimate with eyes?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Closed.
(c) Glowing.
(d) Open.

6. 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"?
(a) His son's birth.
(b) His dog's death.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) His sister's birth.

7. What word causes Krapp to stop listening to his tape at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Perverse.
(b) Viduity.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Diversity.

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

9. 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) Looks at the back of it.
(b) Listens to it.
(c) Holds it.
(d) Opens it.

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

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

12. What does Krapp do with the first item he takes out of his pocket after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Squeezes it.
(c) Writes on it.
(d) Looks at it and puts it back.

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

14. Who does Krapp-on-tape say "lay a-dying" in the house on the canal in Part 2?
(a) Himself.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

15. What is the last thing heard on the tape before Krapp turns it off in Part 2?
(a) I wish I were dead.
(b) Past midnight. Never knew.
(c) I was wrong.
(d) This is it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Krapp take out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?

2. How does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he was intimate with scratched herself?

3. Finish the sentence: "Past midnight. Never knew such ____".

4. What does Krapp take out of his pocket when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?

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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