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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 valuable observation does Biff make about his father's legacy?
(a) That there is more of him in the front stoop than in all his sales.
(b) That it should just be enough to support Linda for the rest of her life.
(c) That they had better hurry and put in the claim for it.
(d) That Willy showed them all that you needed to keep smiling to avoid failure.

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

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

4. How does Happy explain Biff's behavior in leaving the restaurant?
(a) "He has to catch a train in the morning."
(b) "He's been under a lot of pressure lately."
(c) "He's having a breakdown."
(d) "He's just a little overstrung."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Willy explain the Woman's presence to Biff?

4. Why does Stanley tell off the other waiter?

5. What is Linda's response to the flowers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Has Willy any idea of what it is that has caused his estrangement from Biff?

2. Explain Happy's refusal to go with Biff and make a life for themselves in the country.

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

4. What is Willy's final fantasy?

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

6. In what way is Willy's life echoed in Biff's account of his attempt to see Bill Oliver?

7. In what way, according to Willy, does a man have to "add up to something" when he leaves this world?

8. Why does Linda want to prevent the boys speaking to their father?

9. Is Charley's summation of Willy and his life as a salesman an accurate one?

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

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