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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many popped corks are heard when Krapp goes offstage the second time in Part 1?

2. At what time of day does Part 1 take place?

3. What does Krapp take out of the second drawer of his desk after almost falling onstage in Part 1?

4. What does Krapp-on-tape say makes him feel less alone?

5. How many drawers does Krapp's desk have in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter a young Krapp has with a white dog in Part 2.

2. What happens to Krapp physically after he finishes eating his first banana in Part 1?

3. What and why does Krapp proclaim not to want back at the end of the play?

4. What does Krapp do offstage at the end of Part 2?

5. What does Krapp do after he turns off the tape for the last time at the end of Part 2?

6. What is being discussed on tape that causes Krapp to curse in Part 2?

7. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the March night in Part 2?

8. What does Krapp do with his second banana in Part 1?

9. How does Krapp describe the scenery where he could have spent his life with a woman during his tape recording in Part 3?

10. What does Krapp-on-tape say regarding his "vision at last"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance in the title of the play. What does the title suggest is the theme or moral of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the symbolism of the use of the word "viduity" in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of Krapp as an old man fast-forwarding and rewinding his tapes. Analyze the nature of the material being discussed that causes Krapp to do this. What might this say about how Krapp feels about the nature of what is being discussed on the tapes that warrant him to skip over it or come back to it?

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