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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 causes Krapp to nearly fall onstage in Part 1?

2. Where does Krapp-on-tape mention he jotted down some notes during his birthday?

3. What does Krapp take out of the first drawer in his desk in Part 1?

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

5. What does Krapp do after eating a bite of banana in Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the dark young beauty in the play?

2. What does Krapp do with his second banana in Part 1?

3. What does Krapp do after hearing the word "viduity" on tape in Part 2?

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

5. What does Krapp say is gone at the end of the play?

6. How is Krapp's physical appearance described?

7. What does Krapp first talk about when he starts recording in Part 3?

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

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

10. How does Krapp react during and after his song in Part 3?

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

Examine the symbolism of the little black ball and its ties to the death of Krapp's mother.

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