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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the boy comes toward the end of the second act, Vladimir asks him if he has seen anybody. The boy tells him
2. At the end of Act I, Vladimir asks the boy where he sleeps, and the boy tells him that
3. For the second time in the play, Estragon and Vladimir talk about hanging themselves on the tree, but they can't because they
4. In the dialogue at the beginning of Act II, Vladimir talks Estragon into saying he is happy. Once Estragon makes the statement that he is happy, he asks Vladimir about what they should do now. Vladimir tells him they should
5. In Act II, Vladimir tells Estragon that if he will help him pick up Pozzo, they will go together to
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are times that all of us feel as if life is pointless. How did "Waiting for Godot" help you understand that feeling? Did it encourage you because you can see that you are going somewhere in your life, after all, considering what your are doing with your life like going to school and reading plays. Or did it show you that like the characters in the play, you are not doing anything to move your life ahead?
Essay Topic 2
Estragon is beaten during the two nights the play covers. He seems to accept the beatings as a part of life. What do you think Beckett was trying to say? Keep in mind that when Vladimir tells Estragon he would have stopped the beating, he doesn't mean that he would have stopped the people who beat Estragon, but that he would stop Estragon from doing whatever he had done to antagonize those who beat him.
Essay Topic 3
There is almost nothing on the stage with the actors. There are very few props. How do you think this contributes to the overall feeling of the play? Why do you think Beckett used a bare tree on the stage? Why do you think that in the second act it has a few leaves? What point was Beckett trying to make, and how do you think it contributed to his overall message?
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