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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) His dog.
(b) Out the window.
(c) His watch.
(d) The wall.

4. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the water when talking about his intimate moment with a woman in Part 2?
(a) Deep blue.
(b) Nice and lively.
(c) Choppy.
(d) Cool and calm.

5. What does Krapp-on-tape say a beautiful woman did when he tried to talk to her during the tape in Part 2?
(a) Smiled.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Called the police.
(d) Cried.

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

7. What body part does Krapp-on-tape say his face was in during his intimate description in Part 2?
(a) Her breasts.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her lips.

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

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

10. To whom does Krapp-on-tape say he gives the ball that he plays with the dog?
(a) The young dark girl.
(b) He keeps it.
(c) The dog.
(d) His mother.

11. How many seconds is Krapp backstage at the end of Part 2?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 45.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. Where does Krapp go after examining the items in his pocket at the end of Part 2?

4. What does Krapp take out when he unlocks his drawer at the end of Part 2?

5. What type of rocks does Krapp-on-tape say were surrounding the lighthouse?

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