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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 do to the woman after they are intimate?
(a) Holds her.
(b) Lays across her.
(c) Tells her he loves her.
(d) Whispers to her.

2. What does Krapp take out of his pocket when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) A banana.
(c) His keys.
(d) Envelope.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Krapp do with the item he takes out of his pocket when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?
(a) Unlocks a drawer.
(b) Eats it.
(c) Records something in a ledger.
(d) Looks at it.

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

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

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

13. Finish the sentence: "We lay there without moving. But under us ___ _____".
(a) Was still.
(b) Was burning.
(c) All moved.
(d) All lived.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the woman he is intimate with eyes?

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

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

5. What does Krapp first do after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?

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