View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Happy explain Biff's behavior in leaving the restaurant?
(a) "He's been under a lot of pressure lately."
(b) "He's just a little overstrung."
(c) "He's having a breakdown."
(d) "He has to catch a train in the morning."

2. What is the woman wearing?
(a) A camisole
(b) A towel
(c) A hat
(d) A black slip

3. What does Linda think is best?
(a) For Happy to leave
(b) For Happy to clear away the garden tools
(c) For Willy to have supper
(d) For Biff to leave

4. How many home improvements does Linda mention Willy has undertaken?
(a) Six
(b) Ten
(c) Five
(d) Two

5. Why is Linda so furious with her sons?
(a) They stole money from her.
(b) She is annoyed at being fobbed off with flowers.
(c) She missed out on having dinner at the restaurant.
(d) She knows they deserted their father in the restaurant.

6. How does Biff respond to Linda's accusations?
(a) He says he cannot be blamed and cries.
(b) He rejects them, blustering.
(c) He admits them, ashamed.
(d) He tells more lies.

7. How is the presence of the Woman given away?
(a) She drops a mirror in the bathroom.
(b) She flushes the lavatory.
(c) Biff sees her silk stockings on the bed.
(d) She laughs at Biff mimicking his Math teacher.

8. What does Biff say about himself?
(a) That he is the scum of the earth.
(b) That he is a great footballer.
(c) That he is a liar.
(d) That he is a man of the earth.

9. From where did Biff leave to travel to Boston to find his father?
(a) Brooklyn Bridge
(b) Yonkers
(c) Grand Central
(d) Union Station

10. What does Linda ask Willy to forgive?
(a) That she kept darning her silk stockings
(b) That she was not also in the car when it crashed
(c) Her inability to cope
(d) Her inability to cry

11. To whom is Willy referring when he says, "He thinks I'm nothing?"
(a) Charley
(b) Biff
(c) Howard
(d) Happy

12. According to Charley, when was Willy a happy man?
(a) When he was at home, eating American cheese.
(b) When he was on the road, traveling "with a smile and a shoeshine."
(c) When he was working "with his customers."
(d) When he was working "with a batch of cement."

13. What deal does Biff claim is discussed with Bill Oliver and his partner?
(a) The Florida deal
(b) The Fargo deal
(c) The Flushing Meadows deal
(d) The Louisiana Purchase

14. What is Happy's intent for the future?
(a) To have a different drea
(b) To carry on the same fight as his father
(c) To be a traveling salesman
(d) To have a great apartment and lots of girlfriends

15. Biff reveals __________________ when he says, "I know who I am, kid."
(a) that he has a bad habit of talking down to other people
(b) that he has an agreeable personality
(c) that he has matured, experienced an insight
(d) hat he has just recovered from amnesia

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Willy feel broken and desperate?

2. What implement is Willy using?

3. What other device is Willy using?

4. Biff speaking to whom when he says "'I know who I am, kid."

5. How does Linda react to Charley's words at the beginning of the scene?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 559 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample