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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act I, Estragon and Vladimir ask the boy why he is so late in coming. The boy tells them he has been waiting because he was
(a) Finishing his dinner.
(b) Tired and needed to take a nap.
(c) Afraid they would hit him.
(d) Afraid of the whip, the roars, and the two big men.

2. 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) They will all meet Godot.
(d) He won't be coming back, so it doesn't matter.

3. 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) Why he won't let him sleep.
(d) If Godot has come.

4. At the end of the first act, Estragon and Vladimir decide they should go,
(a) But they never do.
(b) And they leave.
(c) But they fall asleep instead.
(d) But Mr. Godot comes to see them.

5. Vladimir asks Estragon why he keeps coming back to spend time with Vladimir if he is not happy. Estragon tells him
(a) He has nowhere else to go.
(b) Because they are brothers.
(c) He does not know why.
(d) That he found Godot.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he arrives for the second time, who does the boy refer to Vladimir as?

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

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

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

5. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir talk about the tree and the fact that it

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