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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Biff wants Willy to ____________.
(a) come with him to see Bill Oliver
(b) make a new will
(c) come inside and talk to Linda
(d) come inside and have supper

2. What distance does Willy measure between the rows?
(a) One foot
(b) One meter
(c) One chain
(d) One inch

3. What uncomfortable truth does Biff expose?
(a) That Willy has been fired.
(b) That Happy is gay.
(c) That Willy is having an affair.
(d) That no one in the house tells the truth.

4. What does Linda try to prevent Biff from doing?
(a) Leaving for Alaska
(b) Accusing his father of lying
(c) Going upstairs
(d) Talking to his father

5. What is the name of the hotel where Willy is staying in Boston?
(a) The King's Arms
(b) The Standish Arms
(c) The Hilton
(d) The Dorchester

6. What is Charley's assessment of the funeral?
(a) It was too cheap.
(b) It was moving.
(c) It should not have happened yet.
(d) It was very nice.

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

8. What does Charley say is an "earthquake" for a salesman?
(a) When he drives off a bridge.
(b) When people stop smiling back.
(c) When sales fall and he is sacked.
(d) When he has to spend a week in San Francisco.

9. According to Linda, what extra expense had Willy also paid?
(a) The doctor
(b) The dentist
(c) The mechanic
(d) The insurance company

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

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

12. With what object does Biff confront Willy?
(a) The stockings left by the Woman in Boston
(b) The rubber tube from the vicinity of the heater
(c) A gardening boot
(d) Bill Oliver's fountain pen

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

14. How much money is involved?
(a) Twenty thousand dollars
(b) Two hundred thousand dollars
(c) Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
(d) Fifty thousand dollars

15. What circumstances have led to Biff's leaving in the past?
(a) There had been a family disagreement.
(b) He has had to go interstate to work.
(c) He had gone overseas.
(d) He had gone to live with a girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the types of seeds Willy is planting?

2. How does Charley suggest to Linda that she might leave the graveside?

3. What does Linda order her sons to do?

4. What sound can be heard behind Linda's last speech?

5. What caution does Ben offer?

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