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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why, according to Roma, will the cops not find the robber?
2. What type of coffee does the woman bring Roma the morning after the best sex he ever had?
3. Which two characters are onstage at the beginning of Act 2?
4. Where does Act 2 take place?
5. What major American company does Roma tell Lingk that Levene works for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the world of Glengarry Glen Ross, there is no coherent sense of right and wrong. The system is so corrupt that even actions in which people intend good are carried out by perfidious means. Write an essay about the moral ambiguity of the play. How is the company system one in which goodness is punished? How are Roma, who serves the system; Moss, who battles against it; and Levene, who is victimized by it, all essentially equal in their moral framework? Does anyone rise about the miasma of the company?
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
John Williamson is the focal point of rage in the play. He is the company man, the outsider whose neck is not on the line. Examine three instances in the play in which salesmen lash out at him. Why are they angry at him? Is he truly at fault for their failure? How does he respond?
Part 1) Aaronow's outburst during his interrogation
Part 2) Roma's tirade after Williamson blow his sale
Part 3) Levene's lecture after Roma's outburst
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