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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 many leads was Shelley Levene given last time?

2. How much money does Williamson want for each premium lead?

3. How does Williamson say the leads are assigned after Levene asks him for better sits?

4. How far back does Levene say he was pitching these same leads?

5. How much money does Levene offer to pay up front for the premium leads?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Williamson figure out that Levene robbed the office?

2. In what way is the scene between Lingk and Roma a multilevel communication?

3. What is Roma's ideas concerning morality?

4. According to Moss, what must a man do to go out on his own?

5. How do Williamson and Levene stand at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

6. How does the deal between Levene and Williamson fall apart?

7. Why is Roma frantic when he enters the office in Act 2?

8. How is Roma different from the other salesmen in the play?

9. What is the reality of Levene's big sale, according to Williamson?

10. How does Moss explain to Aaronow that he is an accessory to the future crime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the character of George Aaronow. How does he fit into the framework of the real estate office? What is the first impression that the audience has of this character? Does he betray anyone in the play, and does this make him a better person? Does that fact that he has not been fired or arrested by the end of the play signify a sort of ironic justice?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the setting of the play. What is Mamet saying about the world that these men inhabit? Does he believe they can ever escape it, or does the constant grinding follow them everywhere they go? What lives do they have outside of this world? Divide the essay into two parts analyzing the significance and connection between these two locations:

Part 1) The Chinese restaurant

Part 2) The office

Essay Topic 3

The past is an amorphous entity in Glengarry Glen Ross. The older men are nostalgic for it, and the younger men dismissive. Write an essay about the past in this play. What does it mean to men like Levene and Moss? Have they embellished it to make themselves feel better about the present? What about someone like Williamson? How does he regard the salesmen that come before him?

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