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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Estragon approaches Lucky in the second act and starts to kick him, he
(a) Finishes by beating him up.
(b) Breaks Lucky's arm.
(c) Hurts his foot.
(d) Suddenly feels bad for Lucky.

2. When they finally decide no one is coming after they think they hear something in Act II, Vladimir tells Estragon he must
(a) Leave for good.
(b) Have had a vision.
(c) Find Godot immediately.
(d) Go find something to eat for them.

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

4. Estragon tells Vladimir he threw his boots away the day before. Vladimir shows him his boots. Estragon
(a) Tells him they are not his boots because his were black and these are brown.
(b) Gives the boots to Vladimir.
(c) Thanks him and puts his boots back on.
(d) Throws the boots away again because they hurt him.

5. Upon his return, Pozzo wants to know if Estragon and Vladimir are
(a) Highwaymen.
(b) Park rangers.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Travelers.

6. In Act II, Vladimir asks the boy what Mr. Godot does. The boy tells him that Mr. Godot
(a) Does nothing.
(b) Does philanthropic work.
(c) Owns race horses.
(d) Is a physician.

7. What does Pozzo say is in his bag near the end of the play?
(a) Food.
(b) Sand.
(c) Gravel.
(d) Money.

8. At the end of Act I, Vladimir asks the boy where he sleeps, and the boy tells him that
(a) He sleeps alone in the hay in the loft.
(b) He and his brother sleep on the floor in the servant's house.
(c) He and his brother sleep in the hay in the loft.
(d) He sleeps in a bed in the house.

9. Vladimir greets Estragon at the beginning of Act II and wants to embrace him. Estragon tells Vladimir not to
(a) Touch him.
(b) Leave him.
(c) Come near him.
(d) Embrace him.

10. Vladimir asks the boy in Act II if he is the same boy who came yesterday. The boy tells him
(a) He doesn't know what he is talking about.
(b) He has never heard of Mr. Godot.
(c) He is the same boy.
(d) He is not and has never been there.

11. What does Estragon say he was dreaming of when Vladimir woke him up in Act II?
(a) That Godot had come and taken care of them.
(b) That he was happy.
(c) That the tree was gone.
(d) About having all the food he wanted.

12. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir talk about the tree and the fact that it
(a) Was bare yesterday, but now has some leaves.
(b) Was bare yesterday, but now has some fruit.
(c) Had leaves yesterday, but now they are all gone.
(d) Has been chopped down.

13. 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) To find him some food for dinner.
(c) If Godot has come.
(d) Why he won't let him sleep.

14. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir discuss how to handle Pozzo, but they are concerned because
(a) They are afraid Pozzo is too strong for them.
(b) They are afraid Pozzo and Lucky are trying to trick them.
(c) They are afraid Pozzo will be able to hit them with the whip.
(d) They are afraid of Lucky and his potential for violence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy tell Vladimir about Mr. Godot on the second day?

2. When Pozzo and Lucky meet Estragon and Vladimir the next day, Pozzo tells them that he woke up one day finding everything had changed and that he sometimes wonders if he isn't

3. Vladimir tries to clarify that he and Estragon met Pozzo and Lucky yesterday. Pozzo tells him he doesn't remember meeting them yesterday and that tomorrow

4. After Pozzo and Lucky leave in Act II, Vladimir wonders if Pozzo

5. Vladimir tells Estragon, at the end of the second act, that if Godot comes,

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