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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krapp begin to do at the very end of Part 2?
(a) Write a song.
(b) Record a new tape.
(c) Cook a meal.
(d) Write a letter.

2. What month does Krapp-on-tape say was memorable?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) May.

3. What does Krapp do to his drawer after he takes an item out at the end of Part 2?
(a) Slams it.
(b) Locks it.
(c) Takes it out and dumps out the contents.
(d) Leaves it open.

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

5. Where does Krapp-on-tape say the woman he is intimate with has her hands?
(a) Behind her head.
(b) By her side.
(c) On her hips.
(d) Behind her back.

6. Finish the sentence: "But under us all moved, and move us, gently, up and down, and from ____ _____".
(a) Front to back.
(b) East to west.
(c) North to south.
(d) Side to side.

7. What does Krapp-on-tape describe when he says "I happened to look up and there it was. All over and done with at last"?
(a) His son's birth.
(b) His sister's birth.
(c) His dog's death.
(d) His mother's death.

8. What is the last thing heard on the tape before Krapp turns it off in Part 2?
(a) I was wrong.
(b) This is it.
(c) Past midnight. Never knew.
(d) I wish I were dead.

9. How many seconds is Krapp backstage at the end of Part 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 20.

10. What does Krapp do after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?
(a) Puts on a blank reel.
(b) Eats dinner.
(c) Goes to sleep.
(d) Writes in a journal.

11. After he shuts off the tape in Part 2, what does Krapp look at after putting away the second item he takes out of his pocket?
(a) His watch.
(b) His dog.
(c) The wall.
(d) Out the window.

12. Finish the sentence: "The way they went down, sighing, before the ____".
(a) Event.
(b) Time.
(c) Storm.
(d) Stem.

13. Where does Krapp go after examining the items in his pocket at the end of Part 2?
(a) To his bedroom.
(b) To his desk.
(c) Backstage.
(d) Center stage.

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

15. What does Krapp-on-tape say a beautiful woman did when he tried to talk to her during the tape in Part 2?
(a) Smiled.
(b) Cried.
(c) Laughed.
(d) Called the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krapp-on-tape say he tells the woman just before they are intimate?

2. What color is the dog Krapp-on-tape says he threw a ball for in Part 2?

3. What kind of bird is mentioned by Krapp at the beginning of Part 2?

4. Where does Krapp lay the item he takes out of his pocket after removing the reel from the machine at the end of Part 2?

5. Where does Krapp go when he comes back on stage at the end of Part 2?

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