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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act I, when Vladimer and Estragon first encounter Pozzo and Lucky, Vladimir moves towards Lucky, but Pozzo says Lucky is
(a) Very dirty and bad smelling.
(b) Happy to make new friends.
(c) Not very nice.
(d) Dangerous, especially toward strangers.

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

3. After Estragon's leg is hurt, what does Pozzo tell him?
(a) That he had warned Estragon that Lucky didn't like strangers.
(b) That he doesn't care, and Estragon should stop complaining.
(c) That he is glad that Estragon got hurt.
(d) That he will pay Estragon money to make up for it.

4. Estragan pities Lucky, so Pozzo gives him a
(a) Whip so that he won't be afraid anymore.
(b) Handkerchief to comfort Lucky telling Estragon to wipe away his tears.
(c) Stick so that he can hit Lucky and stop him from crying.
(d) Stool so that he can give it Lucky and let him sit down.

5. In Act I, when Pozzo first sees Estragon and Vladimir as he is entering the stage, he
(a) Follows Lucky off stage.
(b) Pulls Lucky back on the stage.
(c) Lets Lucky go and sits down.
(d) Invites Estragon and Vladimir to go with them.

6. During the first part of Act I, Estragon keeps looking for something that he doesn't find in what?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His hat.
(c) The sky.
(d) The tree.

7. When Act I opens, Estragon is
(a) Asleep.
(b) Making castles in the dirt.
(c) Trying to pull his boot off.
(d) Staring off into space.

8. When Vladimir goes off stage to go to the bathroom, Estragon asks Pozzo to come and look at something. Together they look at
(a) A clock in the town square.
(b) Some people playing games.
(c) A circus coming down the street.
(d) Something, but the reader is never told what it is.

9. Several times during the beginning of the first act, Vladimir keeps taking off and putting back on his
(a) Hat.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Shirt.
(d) Shoes.

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

11. During the first part of Act I, Vladimir keeps looking for something that he doesn't find in what?
(a) His hat.
(b) The dirt.
(c) His shoes.
(d) The tree.

12. 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
(a) Is trying to steal the packages.
(b) Is afraid someone will steal the packages.
(c) Has the right to put his packages down but chooses not to.
(d) Wants to give the packages to Estragon and Vladimir.

13. After all of the men say goodbye many times toward the end of Act 1, Pozzo and Lucky
(a) Decide to stay and meet Godot.
(b) Eat.
(c) Leave.
(d) Fall asleep.

14. 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) Everybody in the world is crying.
(d) 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.

15. After Lucky reacts to Estragon's attempt to make him feel better, Estragon then reacts by
(a) Giving Lucky a hug.
(b) Fainting.
(c) Kicking him really hard.
(d) Dramatically claiming he is crippled.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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

2. During one of the conservations about the Bible, Vladimir tells Estragon he should have been a

3. When Estragon tries to make Lucky feel better in the way Pozzo suggested, Lucky

4. While discussing the hanging, Vladimir asks Estragon what they should do. Estragon replies

5. 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)

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