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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willy tell Linda about his feelings for her?
(a) He says she is his support and his lover.
(b) He says she is wonderful and that he does not deserve her.
(c) He says he loves her.
(d) He says she is his foundation and support.

2. How does Willy refer to Howard?
(a) That snotnose
(b) That little toad
(c) That booby
(d) That asshole

3. What reason does Biff give Linda for Willy throwing him out?
(a) Willy does not like Biff bringing girls home.
(b) Willy is uncomfortable around people who know he is a fake.
(c) Willy finds out Biff had been gambling.
(d) Biff has not paid enough board to his parents.

4. What is it about Willy that the woman says she likes?
(a) The presents he gives her
(b) His big spending and his sense of humor
(c) The smell of his after shave and his happy nature
(d) His sense of humor and because he is sweet

5. To what does Bernard attribute Biff's lack of success after the age of seventeen?
(a) Biff has never been well-liked.
(b) Biff has never trained himself for anything.
(c) Bernard says people do not trust Biff to commit.
(d) Bernard simply has no idea.

6. Who does Happy say is his ideal girl?
(a) Someone who is a good cook and a good typist
(b) Someone like his mother
(c) Someone with financial experience
(d) Anyone he can look up to and who will help him get along

7. For how long has Willy been a salesman for Howard's firm?
(a) Forty-three years
(b) Thirty-four years
(c) Thirty years
(d) Forty years

8. What jobs has Biff mostly had since leaving school?
(a) Shipping clerk and horse-breeder
(b) Businessman and sales clerk
(c) Shipping clerk and salesman
(d) Salesman and cattle herder

9. Where does Willy believe his company most needs him?
(a) In Florida
(b) In New England
(c) In Yonkers
(d) In New York

10. What promise does Willy believe Howard made to him during the Christmas party?
(a) That he would pay Willy a bonus.
(b) That he would try to find a job for him in town.
(c) That Willy will receive a substantial pay rise.
(d) That he will let Willy head up a new branch in Yonkers.

11. What does Willy find ironic about people?
(a) They can pick winners but never bet on them.
(b) They are good at talking but do nott get paid for it.
(c) They are worth more to undertakers than to mortgagors.
(d) They are worth more dead than alive.

12. What sort of cheese does Willy prefer?
(a) Swiss
(b) Brie
(c) Edam
(d) American

13. What does Linda think will happen in Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver?
(a) Biff will ask for ten or fifteen thousand dollars.
(b) Biff will ask for thirty thousand dollars.
(c) Biff will ask Bill Oliver for a steady job.
(d) Biff will return the goods he stole a few years ago.

14. What does Howard say about his new wire recorder?
(a) He thinks it represents a new product that Willy might sell.
(b) It will be the communicatioin tool of the future.
(c) It is the most fascinating relaxation he has ever found.
(d) It will soon be outdated and he regrets buying it.

15. What metaphor about Willy does Linda use in her phone conversation with Biff?
(a) "He's like a boat looking for a harbor."
(b) "He's like an old man rocking the boat."
(c) "He's an old clipper with no skipper."
(d) "He's only a little boat looking for a harbor."

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Happy give Linda some money?

2. What does Biff say would make him happy?

3. What, in Willy's behavior, embarrasses Happy?

4. What offer of Charley's does Willy refuse?

5. What is the core of Linda's appeal to her sons?

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