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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 resolution does Krapp-on-tape talk about having as a young man?

2. How is a nurse described in Part 1?

3. How is the voice on tape first described in Part 1?

4. In what is there a "slight improvement" mentioned in Part 1?

5. When Krapp-on-tape talks about statistics, how many hours does he mention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Krapp-on-tape discussing at the beginning of Part 2?

2. What does Krapp do after putting the blank tape in the machine at the end of Part 2?

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

4. How does Krapp describe the scenery where he could have spent his life with a woman during his tape recording in Part 3?

5. How does Krapp-on-tape describe what the woman did when he asked her to look at him in Part 2?

6. What does Krapp do just after turning on his first tape in Part 1?

7. What does Krapp-on-tape say regarding bananas?

8. What does Krapp do offstage at the end of Part 2?

9. What part of the 30-year-old tape does Krapp listen to at the end of the play?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Krapp's mother in the play. How did his relationship with his mother affect how he would later live his life? What effect does losing his mother seem to have on his ability to be happy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the role of the envelope in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of age in the play. How is Krapp portrayed at the different ages of his life? What might the author be saying about age?

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