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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 22-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Act I opens, Estragon is
(a) Making castles in the dirt.
(b) Asleep.
(c) Trying to pull his boot off.
(d) Staring off into space.

2. After Estragon's leg is hurt, what does Pozzo tell him?
(a) That he is glad that Estragon got hurt.
(b) That he had warned Estragon that Lucky didn't like strangers.
(c) That he will pay Estragon money to make up for it.
(d) That he doesn't care, and Estragon should stop complaining.

3. According to the play's notes, the action begins
(a) In a park in the morning.
(b) In a park in the evening.
(c) On a country road in the afternoon.
(d) On a country road in the evening.

4. 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.

5. In Act I, when Vladimer and Estragon first encounter Pozzo and Lucky, Vladimir moves towards Lucky, but Pozzo says Lucky is
(a) Happy to make new friends.
(b) Dangerous, especially toward strangers.
(c) Very dirty and bad smelling.
(d) Not very nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first act, Estragon exclaims that Vladimir smells of

2. Responding to Pozzo's request for help sitting down, Estragon tells Pozzo that if he does not sit down, Pozzo will

3. During the beginning of the first act, while Vladimir is pacing back and forth, Estragon

4. What does Estragon tell Vladimir happened to him during the night?

5. In Act I, Pozzo tells Estragon and Vladimir that if he were waiting for Godot, he would

(see the answer key)

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