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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 ledger.
(c) On the dictionary.
(d) In the chair.

2. Which of the following people does Krapp-on-tape not mention seeing while sitting on a bench near his mother's window?
(a) Paupers.
(b) Infants.
(c) Nursemaids.
(d) Old men.

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

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

5. What item does Krapp-on-tape describe as a most funereal thing?
(a) The perambulator.
(b) The veil.
(c) The ledger.
(d) The tape.

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

7. 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) Eats it.
(c) Squeezes it.
(d) Looks at it and puts it back.

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. How does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he was intimate with scratched herself?
(a) With a knife.
(b) Picking gooseberries.
(c) Running through a field.
(d) Working in the barn.

13. What is the first thing Krapp takes out of his pocket after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Envelope.
(b) A banana.
(c) Letter.
(d) Keys.

14. What does Krapp take out when he unlocks his drawer at the end of Part 2?
(a) A book.
(b) A microphone.
(c) A letter.
(d) A reel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Krapp do after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?

4. Where does Krapp go when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?

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

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