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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krapp do with the first item he takes out of his pocket after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Eats it.
(b) Looks at it and puts it back.
(c) Squeezes it.
(d) Writes on it.

2. What kind of bird is mentioned by Krapp at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Vidua.
(b) Cockatoo.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Dove.

3. Where does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he is intimate with lay?
(a) On the bed.
(b) On the floorboards.
(c) On the grass.
(d) On the gravel.

4. Finish the sentence: "Unshatterable association until my dissolution of ___ and ____".
(a) Day and sun.
(b) Storm and night.
(c) Night and day.
(d) Death and night.

5. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the blinds that were pulled down on tape in Part 2?
(a) Dirty brown roller affairs.
(b) Stinky black rollers.
(c) Smutty white filth.
(d) Clean green affairs.

6. Finish the sentence: "We drifted in among the flags and ____".
(a) Slept.
(b) Stuck.
(c) Wept.
(d) Sang.

7. What does Krapp first do after he shuts off the tape in Part 2?
(a) Eats a banana.
(b) Ruffles his hair.
(c) Fumbles in his pockets.
(d) Goes to sleep.

8. Finish the sentence: "Past midnight. Never knew such ____".
(a) Noise.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Silence.
(d) Hatred.

9. What does Krapp-on-tape say he tells the woman just before they are intimate?
(a) Let me in.
(b) Be with me.
(c) I love you.
(d) You are wonderful.

10. What does Krapp-on-tape do to the woman after they are intimate?
(a) Tells her he loves her.
(b) Whispers to her.
(c) Lays across her.
(d) Holds her.

11. What item does Krapp-on-tape describe as a most funereal thing?
(a) The tape.
(b) The ledger.
(c) The perambulator.
(d) The veil.

12. How does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he was intimate with scratched herself?
(a) Running through a field.
(b) With a knife.
(c) Picking gooseberries.
(d) Working in the barn.

13. How many definitions does the word that Krapp looks up in Part 2 have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

14. Where does Krapp lay the reel he takes off the machine at the end of Part 2?
(a) In the chair.
(b) On the ledger.
(c) On the floor.
(d) On the dictionary.

15. What does Krapp take out when he unlocks his drawer at the end of Part 2?
(a) A book.
(b) A reel.
(c) A letter.
(d) A microphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does Krapp-on-tape say was memorable?

2. Where does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he was intimate with had a scratch?

3. To whom does Krapp-on-tape say he gives the ball that he plays with the dog?

4. Who does Krapp-on-tape describe as "all white and starch" in Part 2?

5. What type of rocks does Krapp-on-tape say were surrounding the lighthouse?

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