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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long was Linda unable to contact Biff?
(a) For over three months
(b) For over a year
(c) She has always been able to contact Biff.
(d) For over six months

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(c) It will soon be outdated and he regrets buying it.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

3. For what reason does Biff believe the Lomans are unsuccessful?
(a) They are not competitive enough.
(b) They are not loyal and committed.
(c) They do not belong in the city and should be working with their hands.
(d) They do not have a clear mission statement.

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

5. Why does Willy become annoyed with Linda?
(a) He does not like her asking so many questions of him.
(b) He does not like the brand of cheese she buys..
(c) She has not finished the washing-up.
(d) He does not like to see her mending her stockings.

6. What is the outcome of Willy's visit to Howard?
(a) Willy is fired.
(b) Willy is given the desk job that he wants.
(c) Howard tells Willy he must work in Boston.
(d) Willy loses his temper and resigns.

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

8. What does Willy's plan for cutting off the tree branch show us about him?
(a) That he is not interested in preserving the environment.
(b) That he wants to steal lumber.
(c) That he could have been a tree surgeon.
(d) That he has practical common sense and is suited to outdoor work.

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

10. What worrying news does Bernard bring?
(a) Biff has failed Math.
(b) He has heard that Mr Birnbaum is leaving the school.
(c) He has heard that someone else has won the sports scholarship.
(d) He has heard Mr Birnbaum threatening to flunk Biff in Math.

11. What does Biff say would make him happy?
(a) To have his own apartment and a steady girlfriend
(b) His father retiring
(c) His brother marrying and settling down
(d) His brother working with him out in the country

12. What happens as Willy is driving on the highway?
(a) The car breaks down.
(b) He allows the car to veer over the white line.
(c) He runs off the road.
(d) A woman yells at him.

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

14. When was J.P. Morgan very well liked, according to Charley?
(a) When he visited the butcher.
(b) When he was in the turkish bath.
(c) When he had his pockets on.
(d) When he built a railroad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Willy Loman carrying as he enters the stage?

2. How does Willy refer to Howard?

3. Where is the big match to be held?

4. When Linda says "You notice?", what is she referring to?

5. What surrounds the Salesman's house?

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