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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 street does Krapp-on-tape say he lived on with the woman when he was younger?

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

3. What kind of glasses does Krapp wear?

4. How does Krapp-on-tape describe his birthday?

5. In what room in the house does Part 1 take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is Krapp's physical appearance described?

7. What does Krapp say regarding his last meeting with the woman in Part 3?

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

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

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

Examine the role of drinking in the play. What does drinking represent to Krapp as an old man? What does drinking help to replace in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of the tape recorder in the play. What is the tape recorder able to achieve that would have been impossible if it were missing?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the irony of Krapp regretting his past but refusing to change his ways or wish to do it over. What reasons does he have for feeling this way? What might the author be saying about second-guessing one's choices?

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