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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Krapp-on-tape describe as a most funereal thing?

2. What does Krapp do after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?

3. Where does Krapp lay the reel he takes off the machine at the end of Part 2?

4. How does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he was intimate with scratched herself?

5. Finish the sentence: "But under us all moved, and move us, gently, up and down, and from ____ _____".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the symbolism in the use of light and dark imagery in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the use of singing in the play. What does singing seem to represent to Krapp-on-tape compared to Krapp-at-the-desk?

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