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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he wakes up from his nightmare, Estragon gets irritated because Vladimir won't stop
(a) Laughing at him.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Moving and walking.
(d) Talking.

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

3. 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) Being kicked by someone and being given a bone.
(c) Losing his boots.
(d) Sleeping under the tree.

4. After Estragon and Vladimir help Pozzo get up in the second act, Vladimir asks Pozzo if he recognizes them. Pozzo tells them
(a) He was just playing with them.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He does not recognize them.
(d) He is really Godot.

5. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir talk aimlessly for awhile and have a hard time keeping up the conversation. Vladimir begs Estragon to speak. Finally, Estragon asks what they should do now, and Vladimir tells him they should
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Go find Godot.
(c) Wait for Godot.
(d) Get something to eat.

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

7. Vladimir asks the boy if Mr. Godot has a beard. The boy tells him that he does and that it is
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

8. In Act II, Vladimir tells Estragon that if he will help him pick up Pozzo, they will go together to
(a) Find food for dinner.
(b) The Pyrenees.
(c) The beaches.
(d) Find Godot.

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

10. Estragon hurts himself while kicking Lucky in the second act, and he
(a) Kicks him even harder.
(b) Picks him up and knocks him down again.
(c) Blames Lucky for his misfortune.
(d) Realizes he shouldn't have kicked Lucky.

11. 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) They will not wait for him anymore.
(c) They will wait at home.
(d) He saw them.

12. Finally, toward the end of the play, Vladimir tells Estragon they will hang themselves tomorrow unless
(a) Godot comes.
(b) Lucky and Pozzo come back.
(c) They find enough money to live better.
(d) The boy comes back.

13. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir are agitated because someone is coming so they decide to
(a) Go looking for Godot to save them.
(b) Hide behind the tree.
(c) Run far away.
(d) Go find something to eat.

14. 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) Leave him alone.
(c) Decide to take advantage of the situation.
(d) Punish him because he was cruel to Lucky.

15. At the end of the play, when Vladimir and Estragon decide to leave, where do they go?
(a) They search for the closest town.
(b) They do not move.
(c) They go west.
(d) They go east.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last thing that Vladimir tells Estragon to do is

2. When Estragon wakes up in Act II, disoriented by a nightmare, Vladimir

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

4. What is Estragon's reply when Vladimir tells him he cannot go barefoot in Act 1?

5. Estragon gets excited because when Pozzo returns the next day, he thinks Pozzo

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