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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Pozzo and Lucky leave in Act II, Vladimir wonders if Pozzo
(a) Was playing a trick on them.
(b) Had hurt Lucky.
(c) Was really blind.
(d) Was still going to sell Lucky.

3. For the second time in the play, Estragon and Vladimir talk about hanging themselves on the tree, but they can't because they
(a) Should go to sleep instead.
(b) Had cut down the tree.
(c) Don't have any rope.
(d) Need to wait for Godot.

4. Toward the end of the first act, Estragon wonders if he and Vladimir
(a) Should go looking for Godot.
(b) Should find a better place to wait for Godot.
(c) Should move away.
(d) Wouldn't have been better off alone.

5. Toward the end of the second act, Estragon wakes up and wants to leave the place. Vladimir tells him they can't because they
(a) Need to wait for Pozzo and Lucky.
(b) Are waiting for Godot.
(c) Have no place to go.
(d) Are too tired and hungry to go anywhere.

6. What does Vladimir ask the boy to tell Mr. Godot on the second day?
(a) That Vladimir and Estragon will wait in a different place tomorrow.
(b) That Vladimir and Estragon will wait as long as he wants them to.
(c) That he saw Vladimir.
(d) That Vladimir and Estragon are tired of waiting.

7. In Act II, Estragon remembers some of the things that happened the day before including:
(a) Going into the town and buying some food.
(b) Losing his boots.
(c) Being kicked by someone and being given a bone.
(d) Sleeping under the tree.

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

9. When he arrives for the second time, who does the boy refer to Vladimir as?
(a) Mr. Albert.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Jones.

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

11. What does the boy tell Vladimir about Mr. Godot on the second day?
(a) That Mr. Godot will not ever come.
(b) That Mr. Godot will see them later that evening.
(c) That Mr. Godot can not come tonight but will come tomorrow without fail.
(d) That he no longer works for Mr. Godot and has no message.

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

13. As Act I is ending, Vladimir tells Estragon that everything will be better tomorrow because
(a) They will be going on a trip.
(b) They will be seeing Pozzo and Lucky.
(c) They will go to visit Mr. Godot.
(d) The boy told them that Godot will come tomorrow.

14. Estragon realizes it is too late for Godot to come by the end of the second day. Vladimir agrees because it is
(a) Raining.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Night.
(d) Time to sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Vladimir tries to talk to Estragon about what happened the day before with the tree and Pozzo and Lucky, Estragon tells him

2. Finally, toward the end of the play, Vladimir tells Estragon they will hang themselves tomorrow unless

3. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir discuss how to handle Pozzo, but they are concerned because

4. Estragon hurts himself while kicking Lucky in the second act, and he

5. When the boy comes toward the end of the second act, Vladimir asks him if he has seen anybody. The boy tells him

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