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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. Who mentions that the cemetery gates will soon be closing?
(a) Charley
(b) Happy
(c) Howard
(d) Biff

2. Biff reveals __________________ when he says, "I know who I am, kid."
(a) that he has an agreeable personality
(b) hat he has just recovered from amnesia
(c) that he has a bad habit of talking down to other people
(d) that he has matured, experienced an insight

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

4. What sound can be heard behind Linda's last speech?
(a) A flute
(b) Verdi's Requiem
(c) A harmonica.
(d) Mozart's Requiem

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Biff respond to Linda's accusations?

2. What size stockings does the woman demand?

3. What does Charley say causes an earthquake?

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

5. Why is Linda so furious with her sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Willy never find true happiness?

2. How does Happy think Biff should handle telling Willy the bad news when he arrives at the restaurant?

3. What is the significance of Happy's gift of flowers?

4. What cautions does Ben advise concerning Willy's plan to commit suicide?

5. What information about his meeting with Bill Oliver does Biff supply to Willy?

6. Why does Charlie reply with just a grunt to Happy's angry attitude to his father's suicide and claim that "We would've helped him."?

7. Did Willy Loman die in vain?

8. How is it again made evident that Willy Loman "had the wrong dreams"?

9. Account for Willy's anger towards Biff.

10. In what way is Happy's betrayal of his father ironic?

(see the answer keys)

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