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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act II, Vladimir tells Estragon that if he will help him pick up Pozzo, they will go together to
(a) Find food for dinner.
(b) The Pyrenees.
(c) The beaches.
(d) Find Godot.

2. What reasoning does Pozzo give Vladimir for the change in Lucky in Act II?
(a) He says it happened one day just like he became blind one day.
(b) He does not offer a reason.
(c) He says Lucky was beaten.
(d) Nothing, he tell Vladimir to leave them alone and stop asking stupid questions.

3. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir can find nothing that will work as a rope if they want to hang themselves, and they decide that tomorrow they will
(a) Bring a good piece of rope.
(b) Find Pozzo and take his rope.
(c) Cut the tree down anyway.
(d) Find another way to do themselves in.

4. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir talk about the tree and the fact that it
(a) Has been chopped down.
(b) Was bare yesterday, but now has some leaves.
(c) Had leaves yesterday, but now they are all gone.
(d) Was bare yesterday, but now has some fruit.

5. At the end of the first act, Estragon and Vladimir decide they should go,
(a) But they never do.
(b) But Mr. Godot comes to see them.
(c) But they fall asleep instead.
(d) And they leave.

6. Estragon realizes it is too late for Godot to come by the end of the second day. Vladimir agrees because it is
(a) Raining.
(b) Time to sleep.
(c) Night.
(d) Snowing.

7. Estragon and Vladimir talk about what time it is in the middle of the second act. Pozzo keeps begging them to tell him if it is
(a) Evening.
(b) Time for him to leave.
(c) Time to go to sleep.
(d) Going to rain.

8. When Estragon tells Vladimir why he is going to go without shoes, Vladimir asks him if he is going to
(a) Compare himself to Christ.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Ever wear shoes again.
(d) Buy a new pair of shoes.

9. In Act II, Vladimir tells Estragon that he woke him up
(a) Because dinner was ready.
(b) Because he was lonely.
(c) Because he thought Estragon was rude to go to sleep.
(d) To tell him that Godot had arrived.

10. Vladimir realizes Estragon has been beaten again and tells him he wouldn't have let "them" beat Estragon because he would
(a) Beat up all of the people who beat Estragon.
(b) Help Estragon run away so he wouldn't get beaten.
(c) Ask Godot to help Estragon.
(d) Stop Estragon from doing whatever he did to receive the beating.

11. In Act II, Estragon and Vladimir discuss how to handle Pozzo, but they are concerned because
(a) They are afraid Pozzo will be able to hit them with the whip.
(b) They are afraid Pozzo is too strong for them.
(c) They are afraid Pozzo and Lucky are trying to trick them.
(d) They are afraid of Lucky and his potential for violence.

12. Finally, toward the end of the play, Vladimir tells Estragon they will hang themselves tomorrow unless
(a) Godot comes.
(b) They find enough money to live better.
(c) The boy comes back.
(d) Lucky and Pozzo come back.

13. When Estragon wakes up in Act II, disoriented by a nightmare, Vladimir
(a) Comforts him and trys to calm him.
(b) Laughs at him and tells him he's childish.
(c) Gets irriated and tells him to grow up.
(d) Pays no attention.

14. As Act I is ending, the boy tells Estragon and Vladimir that Mr. Godot will not come to see them today,
(a) But he will surely come tomorrow.
(b) And he will not be able to come to see them for some weeks.
(c) Because he has already seen them.
(d) Because he has no intention of ever coming.

15. When he arrives for the second time, who does the boy refer to Vladimir as?
(a) Mr. Albert.
(b) Mr. Rogers.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mr. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Estragon tells Vladimir he threw his boots away the day before. Vladimir shows him his boots. Estragon

2. When Estragon and Vladimir find the hat that Lucky left behind the day before, they

3. After Estragon and Vladimir help Pozzo get up in the second act, Vladimir asks Pozzo if he recognizes them. Pozzo tells them

4. When Estragon comments that his boots are too big in Act II, Vladimir tells him that perhaps, someday, he will

5. Toward the end of the second act, Estragon wakes up and wants to leave the place. Vladimir tells him they can't because they

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