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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krapp carry with him when he comes from offstage for the first time?

2. What is the second thing Krapp takes out of his pocket in Part 1?

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

4. Finish the lyrics to Krapp's song: "Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh-igh, ____".

5. What is the last thing heard on the tape before Krapp switches it off and goes offstage for the second time in Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Krapp describe the Croghan?

3. Describe what Krapp does during his long pause near the end of Part 3?

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

5. What does Krapp do when he comes back onstage at the end of Part 2?

6. Describe what is on Krapp's desk at the beginning of Part 1.

7. What does Krapp do with his envelope at the beginning of Part 3?

8. Describe Krapp and the scene at the end of the play.

9. What are some of the daydreams suggested by Krapp to replace recording his tape?

10. What does Krapp do when he first opens his desk drawer in Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the use of singing in the play. What does singing seem to represent to Krapp-on-tape compared to Krapp-at-the-desk?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Krapp-on-tape's discussion of his "visions at last" and the reaction towards this from Krapp as an old man.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of memory in the play. What purpose does the author have for portraying Krapp's memories through his tapes? Is this method of presenting memories in the play successful?

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