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

2. What does Krapp do with the first thing he takes out of his pocket in Part 1?

3. What does Krapp-on-tape say he has been listening to at random?

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

5. What color are Krapp's boots?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Krapp describe the Croghan?

2. What does Krapp-on-tape say regarding his "vision at last"?

3. How is Krapp's physical appearance described?

4. What is Krapp-on-tape talking about when Krapp-at-the-desk fast-forwards the tape the first time?

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

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

7. Describe how the stage appears in Part 1.

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolism of the use of the word "viduity" in the play.

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