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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two supposed synonyms do Aaronow and Moss parse as they discuss robbing the office?

2. What type of car did MItch buy with the profits from Glen Ross Farms?

3. What is Moss planning to do with his evening?

4. What is Aaronow's role in this conspiracy to be?

5. How much money does Levene claimed to have made in 1979?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Moss need Aaronow to actually rob the office?

2. What happened to the last deal Levene closed?

3. Describe Levene's big sale story.

4. What is the status of the salesmen at the end of Act 1?

5. How has the company gone wrong in recent years, according to Moss?

6. How does Roma introduce real estate to the conversation?

7. Explain the distinction between "speaking" and "talking" in this scene.

8. What reassurance does Roma give Aaronow about talking to the police?

9. Describe Ricky Roma.

10. Describe George Aaronow.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mamet's world is clearly a world of layered deception, and the web of lies created by the men that live there are perilously fragile. Write an essay about three of these deceptions. What is the objective of each? Why is a lie required to facilitate success, and how do the fragile constructs fall apart?

Part 1) Roma's Lingk sale

Part 2) Levene's big sale

Part 3) Moss's robbery

Essay Topic 2

The framing device of the first act only gives us brief glimpses of the characters, and it never puts all of them in the same room. Moreover, it gives us information about the contest in small portions. How does this affect the way the view experiences the play? What speculations does it create? How is the audience prepared for the second act?

Essay Topic 3

Mamet's play is essentially about what is hidden in our speech. Every character in the play wants something, but he conceals his desires behind small-talk, jargon, platitudes, and vulgarity. Choose one character from the play and analyze in an essay how he conceals his objectives. What does he want? How is his personality an act to distract people from his ultimate design? Does he succeed or fail?

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