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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people does Estragon tells Vladimir beat him up?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

2. What is Estragon's reply when Vladimir tells him he cannot go barefoot in Act 1?
(a) Estragon argued that it will only be for one night.
(b) Estragon reminds Vladimir that he always goes barefoot.
(c) Estragon promises to buy another pair of boots soon.
(d) Estragon says he can because Christ did.

3. Estragon and Vladimir agree that they work well as a team so, in Act II, they decide to work together to
(a) Put the boots they found on Estragon.
(b) Find food because they are hungry.
(c) Clean up the area.
(d) Cut the tree down for firewood.

4. 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
(a) He won't remember meeting them today.
(b) He will remember meeting them.
(c) He won't be coming back, so it doesn't matter.
(d) They will all meet Godot.

5. What is the first thing Vladimir suggests Estragon do when he checks on Lucky in Act II?
(a) Go through all the parcels because Pozzo is blind and if Lucky is dead he won't be able to alert Pozzo.
(b) Find something to eat while he has the chance.
(c) Demand money from Pozzo for doing this task.
(d) <ake sure he is alive because it isn't worth wasting effort if he's already dead.

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

7. Vladimir asks Pozzo if he can ask Lucky to sing or recite before they leave near the end of the play. Pozzo tells him
(a) That Lucky is dumb and cannot sing or recite.
(b) Lucky will be happy to sing.
(c) That this time, Lucky will ask for money before he will recite.
(d) Lucky will be happy to recite again.

8. When Estragon wakes up in Act II, disoriented by a nightmare, Vladimir
(a) Pays no attention.
(b) Comforts him and trys to calm him.
(c) Laughs at him and tells him he's childish.
(d) Gets irriated and tells him to grow up.

9. When Estragon and Vladimir realize that Pozzo is at their mercy in the second act, they
(a) Tell Lucky to take the whip and punish Pozzo.
(b) Decide to take advantage of the situation.
(c) Leave him alone.
(d) Punish him because he was cruel to Lucky.

10. Vladimir is glad that Lucky and Pozzo return in Act II because now they will have help
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) Someone to watch out while they sleep.
(c) Chopping down the tree for firewood.
(d) Finding something to eat.

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

12. In Act I, Vladimir asks the boy if he has been where they are before. The boy replies that
(a) This is his first time.
(b) He needs their help.
(c) He has been there many times.
(d) He is lost and needs directions.

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

14. Just as Act I is ending,
(a) Estragon and Vladimir eat.
(b) Pozzo and Lucky come back.
(c) A boy enters the stage.
(d) Estragon and Vladimir fall asleep.

15. After Estragon and Vladimir help Pozzo stand up in Act II, Pozzo asks Estragon and Vladimir if they are friends of his. They tell him
(a) They are going to take Pozzo and Lucky to their house.
(b) They are, otherwise they wouldn't have helped him.
(c) They are going to take his food.
(d) They are going to help Lucky escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Estragon and Vladimir continue to discuss Pozzo's helplessness in Act II. Vladimir gets excited about the fact that, for once, they

2. 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

3. Throughout the dialogue in Act II, Estragon and Vladimir are doing their best to keep talking so they don't

4. At the end of the first act, Estragon and Vladimir decide they should go,

5. Vladimir asks the boy if he is unhappy and, just as Act I is ending, the boy tells him that he

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