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The Dumb Waiter
Harold Pinter
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Part One: Beginning Until The Envelope
Part Two: From the Envelope to Ben's Gun
Part Three: After Ben Checks his Gun
Part Four: Speaking Tube until End
Characters
Character List
Gus
Ben
Wilson
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Part One: Beginning Until The Envelope
Part Two: From the Envelope to Ben's Gun
Part Three: After Ben Checks his Gun
Part Four: Speaking Tube until End
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Further Study
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1
of 5
Where in London was Pinter born?
Hackney
Elephant and Castle
Knightsbridge
Pimlico
2
of 5
Where was Pinter evacuated to at the outbreak of WW2?
Cumbria
Cardiff
Surrey
Cornwall
3
of 5
What was Pinter's pseudonym as an actor?
Michael Bannon
David Baron
James Brigham
Steven Boron
4
of 5
What was the first play Pinter wrote?
The Dumb Waiter
The Caretaker
The Birthday Party
The Room
5
of 5
Where do Pinter's plays generally take place?
In an unnamed land
In a castle
A single room
The outdoors
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