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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Estragon and Vladimir talk about what they asked Godot for and recall asking him for
(a) Nothing specific.
(b) Good health.
(c) A place to live.
(d) Food.

2. During the first act, Vladimir leaves the stage to go to the bathroom. When Vladimir returns, Estragon tries to start a conversation. He acknowledges that Vladimir is angry and wants the anger to go away. They end up
(a) Laughing.
(b) Embracing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Leaving.

3. After tormenting Lucky awhile, Pozzo decides to eat. In his belongings he has
(a) Chicken and wine.
(b) Ribs and beer.
(c) Lobster and coffee.
(d) Cheese and milk.

4. Pozzo controls Lucky with
(a) A sword he threatens him with.
(b) A stick he beats him with.
(c) A long rope that goes around his neck and has created a large sore.
(d) His fists.

5. The two main characters in the play are waiting for
(a) Pozzo.
(b) the Boy.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Godot.

6. Instead of leading him with the rope, Pozzo drives Lucky forward with a
(a) Gun.
(b) Sword.
(c) Whip.
(d) Stick.

7. When Pozzo observes that Lucky has stopped crying, but Estragon is now crying. Pozzo explains that
(a) People cry when they are unhappy.
(b) Crying is a normal and natural response to pain.
(c) There is a constant quantity of tears and laughter in the world and that when one person stops laughing or crying, another can laugh or cry.
(d) Everybody in the world is crying.

8. What is the last thing Lucky does at end of Act I?
(a) He laughes at Estragon.
(b) He picks up his packages and waits silently.
(c) He gives a long speech full of gibberish.
(d) He falls asleep and takes a nap.

9. What is the most significant thing on the stage? It is talked about several times during the play.
(a) The dirt.
(b) The tree.
(c) Some rocks.
(d) Park benches.

10. Vladimir tells Estragon that if they hang themselves from the tree, they will have
(a) A new way of looking at life.
(b) A migraine.
(c) An erection.
(d) A stomach ache.

11. What does Estragon remember about the Bible?
(a) Moses and the Ten Commandments.
(b) The temples.
(c) The maps and pretty colors.
(d) Descriptions of the desert.

12. When Pozzo tells Estragon and Vladimir they are trespassing, they reply that
(a) That is just too bad because it is a free country.
(b) They would be happy leave immediately.
(c) They just thought they were on a public road and meant no harm.
(d) They are lost and have no idea where they are.

13. What does Estragon do as soon as his leg feels good enough to walk again in Act 1?
(a) He hugs Vladimir
(b) He entertains the others by dancing.
(c) He walks over to Lucky and spits on him.
(d) He walks over to Lucky and hugs him again.

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

15. In the first act, after Estragon falls asleep, Vladimir
(a) Wanders off.
(b) Reads the papers in his pockets.
(c) Lies down next to him.
(d) Wakes him up abruptly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Estragon and Vladimir want to find out why Lucky won't put his packages down. Finally, Pozzo understands the question and tells them that Lucky

2. Pozzo tells Estragon and Vladimir that the reason Lucky won't put the packages down is that Lucky wants to

3. Estragon is interested in understanding Lucky and wants to find out why he

4. Responding to Pozzo's request for help sitting down, Estragon tells Pozzo that if he does not sit down, Pozzo will

5. In Act I, when Vladimer and Estragon first encounter Pozzo and Lucky, Vladimir moves towards Lucky, but Pozzo says Lucky is

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