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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krapp do after eating a bite of banana in Part 1?
(a) Paces on stage.
(b) Sings.
(c) Screams.
(d) Throws up.

2. How is Krapp's voice described in Part 1?
(a) Cracked.
(b) Hollow.
(c) Loud.
(d) Stern.

3. How does Krapp-on-tape describe his birthday?
(a) An awful occasion.
(b) A happy occasion.
(c) An eventful evening.
(d) A day to remember.

4. Where does Krapp-on-tape say he celebrated his birthday that year?
(a) The barn.
(b) His house.
(c) The park.
(d) The Winehouse.

5. Where does Part 1 take place?
(a) Krapp's shed.
(b) Krapp's house.
(c) Krapp's mother's house.
(d) A woman's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Krapp to nearly fall onstage in Part 1?

2. Who is the author of Krapp's Last Tape?

3. At what time of day does Part 1 take place?

4. What is the first thing Krapp takes out of his pocket in Part 1?

5. What color coat does Krapp-on-tape describe a girl wearing at a railway station in Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the March night in Part 2?

2. In what manner does Krapp talk about spools in Part 3?

3. How does Krapp-on-tape celebrate his 39th birthday?

4. What happens to Krapp physically after he finishes eating his first banana in Part 1?

5. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the setting of his intimate moment with the woman in Part 2?

6. What does Krapp do when he comes back onstage for the second time in Part 1?

7. Describe Krapp's only interaction with the dark young beauty.

8. What does Krapp do after he turns off the tape for the last time at the end of Part 2?

9. What does Krapp do with his little black ball according to his old tape?

10. What does Krapp say about his younger self after he finishes listening to the old tapes?

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