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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Linda stop picking up the flowers from the floor?
(a) Happy picks up the flowers for her.
(b) There are no more flowers to pick up.
(c) She refuses anymore to act as a maid for her sons.
(d) Her back is painful.

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

8. What makes Willy feel broken and desperate?
(a) The possibility that Linda might re-marry.
(b) That Linda would hate and despise him.
(c) The realization that Happy is only interested in getting the insurance money.
(d) The thought that Biff might consider him a coward.

9. What does Linda order her sons to do?
(a) To apologize to their father.
(b) To give their father some money.
(c) To help Willy plant his seeds.
(d) To pack their things and leave immediately.

10. How does Linda react to Charley's words at the beginning of the scene?
(a) She shoves him angrily.
(b) She thanks him.
(c) She cries.
(d) She does not react.

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

12. How does Charley suggest to Linda that she might leave the graveside?
(a) He suggests that she looks tired and ill.
(b) He points out that it is getting cold.
(c) He tells her it looks like rain.
(d) He points out that it is getting dark.

13. To what "cowardly thing" does Ben refer?
(a) Suicide
(b) Scapegoating another person
(c) Bankruptcy
(d) Divorce

14. What does Happy fail to see in Biff's offer?
(a) He cannot see that it is an opportunity.
(b) He cannot see that he will have to work hard.
(c) He cannot see how it will find him planty of girlfriends.
(d) He cannot see how it will make him any quick money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character "never knew who he was?"

3. How long does Biff wait to see Bill Oliver?

4. What does Charley say causes an earthquake?

5. What deal does Biff claim is discussed with Bill Oliver and his partner?

(see the answer keys)

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