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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Considering the possibility that they might have trouble hanging themselves, Estragon says that Vladimir could hang onto his legs. Vladimir asks him
(a) If he thinks the tree can hold them both.
(b) If he is sure that would work.
(c) If he is really certain he wants to do this.
(d) Who would hang onto his (Vladimir's) legs.

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

7. 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) Suddenly feels bad for Lucky.
(d) Hurts his foot.

8. After talking about leaving in the second act, Estragon finally does leave but comes back immediately because
(a) He is lonely for Vladimir.
(b) He found Godot.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) "They" are coming.

9. 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 is not and has never been there.
(c) He has never heard of Mr. Godot.
(d) He is the same boy.

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

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

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

13. 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 will wait at home.
(b) They really need to see him.
(c) He saw them.
(d) They will not wait for him anymore.

14. Estragon and Vladimir discuss where they have spent time in the past and mention which two specific places?
(a) Fairview country and Telfair country.
(b) Dodge country and Cackon country.
(c) Dodge country and Macon country.
(d) Macon country and Cackon country.

15. At the end of Act I, Vladimir asks the boy where he sleeps, and the boy tells him that
(a) He sleeps in a bed in the house.
(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 alone in the hay in the loft.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he wakes up from his nightmare, Estragon gets irritated because Vladimir won't stop

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

3. Who does the boy ask for in Act 1?

4. Estragon falls asleep again in Act II, and, again, Vladimir wakes him up. Estragon asks Vladimir

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

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