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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the boy ask for in Act 1?
(a) A job.
(b) Mr. Albert.
(c) Something to eat.
(d) A place to sleep.

2. The boy claims to work or Mr. Godot by minding the
(a) Horses.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cows.
(d) Goats.

3. As the boy is about to leave at the end of Act I, he asks Vladimir what he should tell Mr. Godot. Vladimir tells him to tell Mr. Godot that
(a) They really need to see him.
(b) He saw them.
(c) They will wait at home.
(d) They will not wait for him anymore.

4. Estragon falls asleep again in Act II, and, again, Vladimir wakes him up. Estragon asks Vladimir
(a) To quit bothering him and take a nap, too.
(b) Why he won't let him sleep.
(c) To find him some food for dinner.
(d) If Godot has come.

5. Who does Vladimir suggest he and Estragon pretend to be or fun in Act II?
(a) Each other.
(b) Lucky and Pozzo.
(c) Godot, and see who has the better impersination.
(d) The boy and his brother.

6. Who does the boy tell Estragon and Vladimir that Mr. Godot beats?
(a) Himself.
(b) The boy's mother.
(c) The boy's brother.
(d) The other boy who minds the cows.

7. Throughout the dialogue in Act II, Estragon and Vladimir are doing their best to keep talking so they don't
(a) Keep falling asleep.
(b) Have to remember how hungry they are.
(c) Think about how dull it is to keep waiting for Godot.
(d) Have to hear all the dead voices.

8. What is different about Pozzo and Lucky when they return the next day?
(a) Lucky is the landowner and Pozzo is his beaten servant.
(b) Pozzo is blind and Lucky has the whip to beat him.
(c) Pozzo is blind and Lucky is mute.
(d) Pozzo can't walk and Lucky has to carry him.

9. In the dialogue at the beginning of Act II, Vladimir talks Estragon into saying he is happy. Once Estragon makes the statement that he is happy, he asks Vladimir about what they should do now. Vladimir tells him they should
(a) Go take a shower.
(b) Go get something to eat.
(c) Buy Estragon some new boots.
(d) Wait for Godot.

10. Vladimir realizes Estragon has been beaten again and tells him he wouldn't have let "them" beat Estragon because he would
(a) Stop Estragon from doing whatever he did to receive the beating.
(b) Ask Godot to help Estragon.
(c) Beat up all of the people who beat Estragon.
(d) Help Estragon run away so he wouldn't get beaten.

11. When Estragon tells Vladimir why he is going to go without shoes, Vladimir asks him if he is going to
(a) Ever wear shoes again.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Buy a new pair of shoes.
(d) Compare himself to Christ.

12. In the second act, after waiting so long for Godot, Vladimir tells Estragon he is proud of the fact that
(a) They are better people than Pozzo because they do not beat people.
(b) They are strong enough to beat up Lucky.
(c) Even though they may not be saints, they kept their appointment.
(d) Smart enough to take advantage of Pozzo.

13. 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) Finishing his dinner.
(b) Tired and needed to take a nap.
(c) Afraid they would hit him.
(d) Afraid of the whip, the roars, and the two big men.

14. When Estragon says he doesn't know why he was beaten at the beginning of Act II, Vladimir tells him
(a) He must have been doing something wrong.
(b) He must have been trespassing.
(c) Godot will make sure it doesn't happen again.
(d) It isn't just what you do but the way you do it that matters.

15. When Vladimir tries to talk to Estragon about what happened the day before with the tree and Pozzo and Lucky, Estragon tells him
(a) Lucky finally ran away.
(b) He has forgotten everything.
(c) Pozzo and Lucky have left.
(d) The tree now has leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he arrives for the second time, who does the boy refer to Vladimir as?

2. Toward the end of the second act, Estragon wakes up and wants to leave the place. Vladimir tells him they can't because they

3. Estragon realizes it is too late for Godot to come by the end of the second day. Vladimir agrees because it is

4. Considering the possibility that they might have trouble hanging themselves, Estragon says that Vladimir could hang onto his legs. Vladimir asks him

5. After Estragon and Vladimir help Pozzo get up in the second act, Vladimir asks Pozzo if he recognizes them. Pozzo tells them

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