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

2. What was the problem with Willy's dreams?
(a) They were wrong.
(b) They were nghtmarish.
(c) They did not go far enough.
(d) They went too far.

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

4. What are the types of seeds Willy is planting?
(a) Carrots, beets and lettuce
(b) Lettuce, beans and tomatoes
(c) Radishes, carrots and beets
(d) Tomatoes, radishes and carrots

5. Which character "never knew who he was?"
(a) Biff
(b) Howard
(c) Bernard
(d) Willy

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food does Happy want served at the restaurant?

3. To what "cowardly thing" does Ben refer?

4. Why won't Willy shake hands with Biff?

5. What is Happy's intent for the future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Willy's final fantasy?

3. Account for Linda's bewilderment at Willy's suicide.

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

5. How does Biff feel about lying to his father about the Bill Oliver interview?

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

7. Is Biff correct in saying of Willy that "He never knew who he was."?

8. What insight does Biff experience in the few moments he does get to see Bill Oliver?

9. Is Death of a Salesman an uncompromising indictment of "The American Dream"?

10. What is one function of the figure of Ben in his last manifestation inside Willy's head?

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