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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krapp-on-tape do to the woman after they are intimate?

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

3. Finish the sentence: "The way they went down, sighing, before the ____".

4. Where does Krapp lay the item he takes out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?

5. What item does Krapp take out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?

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

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?

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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