Death of a Salesman Test | Final Test - Easy

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Death of a Salesman Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Biff think Linda needs?
(a) Some flowers
(b) Some new silk stockings
(c) Some money
(d) Some rest

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

4. What implement is Willy using?
(a) A spade
(b) A rake
(c) A hoe
(d) An adze

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

6. What is Linda's response to the flowers?
(a) She weeps, then throws them right back at the giver.
(b) She weeps a little and puts them to her face.
(c) She knocks them to the floor.
(d) She smiles grimly, then puts the flowers in a vase.

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

8. What makes Linda bewildered about Willy's suicide?
(a) He did not leave a note.
(b) He could have had the job Charley offered.
(c) He never said goodbye to her.
(d) They were just about free and clear financially.

9. What is the appearance of Bill Oliver's fountain pen?
(a) Silver
(b) Platinum with gold scrolling
(c) Gold
(d) Silver with a gold top

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

11. 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."

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

13. 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 a great footballer.
(d) That he is the scum of the earth.

14. What University had Biff aspired to attend?
(a) Columbia
(b) The University of Virginia
(c) Oral Roberts University
(d) Yale

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willy imagine his funeral will reveal about him?

2. What is it that "comes with the territory?"

3. How does Biff convey his strong reluctance to see Bill Oliver?

4. How does Charley respond to Happy's claim that they (the brothers) would have helped Willy?

5. What does Linda order her sons to do?

(see the answer keys)

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