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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. How much does Moss eventually reveal Graff would pay for each of the leads?
2. In what year was the office selling Glen Ross Farms?
3. Who has told Williamson to "marshal" the premium leads?
4. What is Graff offering in addition to money for the premium leads?
5. What have the salesmen been offered if they win the sales contest?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jerry Graff get started in business on his own?
2. How does Roma claim that he deals with the uncertainties of life?
3. Describe the initial interchange between Lingk and Roma?
4. Describe George Aaronow.
5. Explain the distinction between "speaking" and "talking" in this scene.
6. Why does Moss need Aaronow to actually rob the office?
7. What is the status of the salesmen at the end of Act 1?
8. Why can Levene not get his hands on the premium Glengarry Highland's leads?
9. How does Williamson blow Roma's big sale?
10. How does Williamson describe his primary duties as office manager?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the character of James Lingk. He does not speak much, but when he does his words express a deep-seeded fear of life and desire to be loved. Why does he buy into Roma's pitch so readily, and why does he remain as loyal to the man as to his own wife? Does the author imply a deeper emotional bond from Lingk's point of view? What does Lingk ultimately represent in the frame of the play?
Essay Topic 2
David Mamet's work is nearly always concerned with the idea of the scam. His characters are always scheming against other for their own gain, setting up systems that are rigged in their favor. Write an essay about the scams of this play:
Part 1) How is the business of selling this land a lie? Is the business these men engage in connected in any way to the dreams they promise their customers? Cite the interchange between Lingk, Roma, and Levene in Act 2 as evidence.
Part 2) To what extent is the company scamming the salesmen? Is there any way that these men can win in a system like the sales contest?
Part 3) How does Dave Moss scam both the company and his fellow salesmen over the course of the play? How does he keep himself free of risk, and how does his plan work in the end?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the topic of Glengarry Glen Ross as social criticism. In what way is the real estate office a microcosm for a system of capitalism gone rampant? How are the salesmen figures seen as both victims and perpetrators of this system? Cite examples from the real world - perhaps in the modern derivatives market - of people who have served the same purpose in a wildly unregulated system.
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