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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. What does Vladimir ask the boy to tell Mr. Godot on the second day?

3. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir discuss how to handle Pozzo, but they are concerned because

4. At the end of Act I, Vladimir asks the boy where he sleeps, and the boy tells him that

5. Estragon and Vladimir have an argument in Act II, but decide to converse politely because they can't keep silent because don't want to...

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you feel you are most like or unlike? Which of your personality characteristics and the personality characteristics of the character you chose support your belief?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Beckett has very few stage directions. He makes a point of describing the rising of the moon. He could have simply relied on a darkening stage to show the coming of night, but he describes the role of the moon. Why might he have done that? How does it contribute to the feeling of the play at that point? How do the stage directions that Beckett did include contribute to the play? Cite specific examples.

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