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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Pages 35-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act I, Estragon and Vladimir ask the boy why he is so late in coming. The boy tells them he has been waiting because he was
(a) Tired and needed to take a nap.
(b) Afraid they would hit him.
(c) Afraid of the whip, the roars, and the two big men.
(d) Finishing his dinner.

2. The first time Pozzo and Lucky meet Estragon and Vladimir in Act I, Pozzo tells Estragon and Vladimir that Lucky
(a) Told him many secrets.
(b) Taught him beautiful things.
(c) Doesn't want to stay there.
(d) Wants to escape.

3. Just as Act I is ending,
(a) Estragon and Vladimir fall asleep.
(b) Estragon and Vladimir eat.
(c) Pozzo and Lucky come back.
(d) A boy enters the stage.

4. At the very beginning of Act I, Vladimir enters the stage where he finds Estragon. Vladimir asks him where he spent the night. Estragon tells him he spent the night
(a) On a bench.
(b) In the park.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) At the Holiday Inn.

5. How many people does Estragon tells Vladimir beat him up?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II, Estragon remembers some of the things that happened the day before including:

2. 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)

3. Who offers to give Lucky his hat so that he can perform at the end of Act I?

4. In Act I, Vladimir asks the boy if he has been where they are before. The boy replies that

5. Vladimir tells Estragon that if they hang themselves from the tree, they will have

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