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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 inside and talk to Linda
(b) make a new will
(c) come inside and have supper
(d) come with him to see Bill Oliver

2. How long does Biff wait to see Bill Oliver?
(a) Six minutes
(b) Six hours
(c) Ten minutes
(d) Two hours

3. What caution does Ben offer?
(a) It's not a good idea to fight fair with a stranger.
(b) It's a bad idea to put all your eggs in one basket.
(c) The policy might not be honored.
(d) The amount invested might not be sufficient.

4. How does Charley respond to Happy's claim that they (the brothers) would have helped Willy?
(a) He tells Happy he does not believe he would ever have helped Willy.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He says he had not realized that would be the case.
(d) He simply grunts.

5. How has Biff passed Math in the past?
(a) Through cheating, Bernard giving him the answers.
(b) Through practicing with Bernard
(c) By having his work re-marked
(d) Through studying hard

6. What is it that "comes with the territory?"
(a) Dreaming
(b) Advertising
(c) Mileage allowance
(d) A shoeshine

7. What does Biff suggest is the reason for his reluctance to have called on Oliver in the first place?
(a) Biff's inefficiency in the shipping area.
(b) Biff's getting the sack for laziness.
(c) Biff's theft of the fountain pen.
(d) Biff's theft of the basketballs all those years ago.

8. What is Happy's version of the great dream?
(a) To come out number-one man
(b) To buy a condo in Florida
(c) To buy a ranch and build guest houses on it
(d) To be merchandise manager

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

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

11. What other device is Willy using?
(a) A flashlight
(b) A watering-can
(c) A hurricane lantern
(d) A lawn edger

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

13. Who brings flowers for Linda?
(a) Bill Oliver
(b) Happy
(c) Willy
(d) Biff

14. To whose comment about Willy does Happy object?
(a) Bernard's
(b) Charley's
(c) Linda's
(d) Biff's

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What privilege does the Woman promise Willy?

2. What is Charley's assessment of the funeral?

3. What is the reason Biff gives Willy for Birnbaum's dislike of him?

4. Why does Biff no longer want Willy to intercede with Birnbaum over the Math failure?

5. According to Linda, what extra expense had Willy also paid?

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