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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While discussing the hanging, Vladimir asks Estragon what they should do. Estragon replies
(a) "Let's do it right away."
(b) "Don't let's do anything. It's safer."
(c) "We can think more about it."
(d) "Let's find another tree so that we can both hang."

2. When Estragon and Vladimir first discuss the tree, they notice it is
(a) Full of fruit.
(b) Badly splintered.
(c) Bare.
(d) Full of leaves.

3. According to the play's notes, the action begins
(a) In a park in the evening.
(b) In a park in the morning.
(c) On a country road in the evening.
(d) On a country road in the afternoon.

4. During the course of the play, Estragon asks Vladimir if he is sure they are waiting in the right spot. In Act I, in response to Estragon's concern, Vladimir reminds him they were told to wait by the
(a) Bench.
(b) Water fountain.
(c) Tree.
(d) Park.

5. The main characters call each other
(a) Estragon and Vladimir.
(b) Boy and Lucky.
(c) Pozzo and Lucky.
(d) Gogo and Didi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Several times during the play, the tree on stage is the subject of conversation. In the first act, Vladimir identifies the tree as a(an)

2. Estragon and Vladimir talk about what they asked Godot for and recall asking him for

3. During a conversation in Act I, Estragon says he is hungry. Vladimir offers him

4. During the beginning of the first act, while Vladimir is pacing back and forth, Estragon

5. When Act I opens, Estragon is

(see the answer key)

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