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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Pages 54-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Estragon tells Vladimir he threw his boots away the day before. Vladimir shows him his boots. Estragon
(a) Gives the boots to Vladimir.
(b) Throws the boots away again because they hurt him.
(c) Thanks him and puts his boots back on.
(d) Tells him they are not his boots because his were black and these are brown.

2. Pozzo asks Estragon how old he thinks Vladimir is. Estragon tells him
(a) 21 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. Pozzo tells Estragon and Vladimir that he is taking Lucky to the fair to
(a) Buy another servant.
(b) Have a good time.
(c) Buy new clothes and shoes.
(d) Sell him for a good price.

4. When Vladimir goes off stage to go to the bathroom, Estragon asks Pozzo to come and look at something. Together they look at
(a) Something, but the reader is never told what it is.
(b) A clock in the town square.
(c) Some people playing games.
(d) A circus coming down the street.

5. When Pozzo wants to sit down toward the end of Act I but needs help. He asks Estragon to
(a) Invite him, repeatedly, to sit down.
(b) Hold the stool steady.
(c) Bring him a chair.
(d) Help him sit down.

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing the hanging, Vladimir asks Estragon what they should do. Estragon replies

2. When Pozzo asks Estragon what his name is, what name does Estragon give?

3. Estragon and Vladimir continue to discuss Pozzo's helplessness in Act II. Vladimir gets excited about the fact that, for once, they

4. In Act I, Estragon and Vladimir ask the boy why he is so late in coming. The boy tells them he has been waiting because he was

5. Estragon and Vladimir discuss where they have spent time in the past and mention which two specific places?

(see the answer key)

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