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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Willy become annoyed with Linda?
(a) He does not like to see her mending her stockings.
(b) She has not finished the washing-up.
(c) He does not like the brand of cheese she buys..
(d) He does not like her asking so many questions of him.

2. Of what does Charley accuse Willy?
(a) Dominating Linda
(b) Being jealous of him all his life
(c) Being in love with his wife
(d) Stealing his lumber

3. According to Willy, what has left him unsettled and "temporary?"
(a) The wanderings around the countryside when he was a child
(b) He never had a chance to get close to his father.
(c) Worrying about the mortgage
(d) Not being happy with Linda

4. What does Willy's plan for cutting off the tree branch show us about him?
(a) That he has practical common sense and is suited to outdoor work.
(b) That he is not interested in preserving the environment.
(c) That he wants to steal lumber.
(d) That he could have been a tree surgeon.

5. Why does Willy call Charley "disgusting?"
(a) Because he smokes cigarettes.
(b) Because he cannot handle tools.
(c) Because he always loses at cards.
(d) Because he insultsWilly by offering him a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What difference would it have made to his life if Willy had formed his own business?

2. What excuse does Charley give Willy for his visit?

3. Who is Bill Oliver?

4. What does Howard say about his new wire recorder?

5. What does Willy tell Linda about his feelings for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Lomans react to Bernard's news that Biff must study for his coming exams?

2. In the first few minutes of the play, what indications are there that Willy has an affinity with the artistic and creative?

3. What is the significance of the way the Loman house is presented when the play begins?

4. What is revealed about teenage Biff's popularity with girls?

5. In what way is Linda realistic about life?

6. In what sense is Willy ironic when he comments that it is obscene for Biff not to have found himself by the age of thirty-four?

7. What is Willy's mood when he leaves for his interview with Howard Wagner?

8. Comment about Willy's assertion that "I never in my life told him anything but decent things."

9. In what way is the contrast between Willy's dreams and reality expressed in his conversation with Linda?

10. What does this conversation with Biff reveal about Happy's character?

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