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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. Who is the author of Krapp's Last Tape?
2. With whom does Krapp-on-tape say he celebrated his birthday?
3. What does Krapp not do with his hands when he comes back from offstage for the first time?
4. How is Krapp's voice described in Part 1?
5. In what is there a "slight improvement" mentioned 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. What does Krapp-on-tape talk about that causes Krapp-at-the-desk to laugh in Part 1?
3. Describe Krapp and the scene at the end of the play.
4. What does Krapp do when he goes offstage for the second time in Part 1?
5. What does Krapp do after putting the blank tape in the machine at the end of Part 2?
6. What are some of the subjects discussed by Krapp-on-tape that are in list form?
7. What part of the 30-year-old tape does Krapp listen to at the end of the play?
8. Describe Krapp's only interaction with the dark young beauty.
9. When Krapp begins contemplating whether to finish his tape, what does he suggest as an alternative?
10. What is Krapp-on-tape talking about when Krapp-at-the-desk fast-forwards the tape the first time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the portrayal of intimacy in the play. What does intimacy represent to Krapp-on-tape compared to Krapp as an old man?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the significance of Krapp as an old man fast-forwarding and rewinding his tapes. Analyze the nature of the material being discussed that causes Krapp to do this. What might this say about how Krapp feels about the nature of what is being discussed on the tapes that warrant him to skip over it or come back to it?
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