Death of a Salesman Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Death of a Salesman Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ says "And, by God, I was rich."
(a) Willy Loman
(b) Ben Loman
(c) Bill Oliver
(d) Ketchikan

2. What great regret does Willy mention to Happy?
(a) Not buying new stockings for Linda
(b) Not going to Alaska with his brother
(c) Driving badly in Yonkers
(d) Not talking to Mr Birnbaum about Biff's Math results

3. All the old buyers who loved Willy are ___________.
(a) retired to Florida
(b) dead or retired
(c) in New York
(d) in Boston

4. What derogatory comment does Biff make about Willy?
(a) That he has no character.
(b) That he looks like a salesman.
(c) That he looks like a walrus.
(d) That he has no talent for earning money.

5. What does Willy intend to do during the day?
(a) Get a haircut and buy a new suit in readiness for his dinner with the boys.
(b) Convince Howard that he needs a pay rise.
(c) See Howard and convince him to allow Willy to be taken off road work to stay in New York.
(d) Ask Howard for a job as a branch manager since he has been with the company for so long.

6. Why didn't Biff attend the university?
(a) Willy couldn't afford the outrageous tuition fees.
(b) Biff didn't want to have to leave home.
(c) He flunked high school Math.
(d) He was unsuccessful in getting a football scholarship.

7. What does Linda suggest is "not nice?"
(a) That Biff has stolen a football.
(b) That Biff is driving a car without a licence.
(c) That Biff has Bernard help him cheat at Math.
(d) That Biff is "stuck up."

8. What promise does Willy believe Howard made to him during the Christmas party?
(a) That he will let Willy head up a new branch in Yonkers.
(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 would pay Willy a bonus.

9. What great misconception does Willy express to Ben?
(a) That a man can end up rich just by being liked.
(b) That all anyone needs is a case of samples.
(c) That all you need to offer is loyalty and the rest will follow.
(d) That people will always keep their word.

10. Why does Willy need to borrow money from Charley?
(a) He has no money to buy Linda a birthday present.
(b) He cannot afford his next car payment.
(c) He cannot afford his insurance premium.
(d) He has a loan shark after him and is terrified.

11. What important admission does Willy make to Charley?
(a) That Happy is about to be married.
(b) That Biff discovered a secret in Boston.
(c) That he has stolen Howard's fountain pen.
(d) That Charley is the only friend he has.

12. At what time does Happy give Linda some money?
(a) Her birthday
(b) Christmas
(c) Memorial Day
(d) Thanksgiving

13. According to Willy, what has left him unsettled and "temporary?"
(a) Not being happy with Linda
(b) Worrying about the mortgage
(c) The wanderings around the countryside when he was a child
(d) He never had a chance to get close to his father.

14. What does Biff need to do in order to avoid flunking Math?
(a) Bribe Mr Birnbaum
(b) Become organized and study hard
(c) Apologize to Mr Birnbaum
(d) Finally hand in his Math assignments

15. What reason does Willy give for refusing Charley's offer?
(a) He says the offer is not generous enough.
(b) He stresses that he already has a job.
(c) He is insulted.
(d) He says he is too old to learn anything new.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Charley, what is the only thing Willy has in the world?

2. What does Charley kid Willy about?

3. What does Willy tell Linda about his feelings for her?

4. What did the insurance inspector tell Linda?

5. What change has Happy noticed in Biff?

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