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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. Why could Larry not have been killed by a faulty part from Joe Keller's factory?
2. What did Ann nearly do two years ago?
3. What section of the paper is Chris always reading?
4. What is Frank Lubey's career?
5. To what amusement park does Joe Keller compare his backyard?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bert report to Joe Keller in Act 1?
2. Describe the story that Jim tells about the year he left his family.
3. What is George's attitude toward the setting?
4. Explain the roots of Chris' sense of guilt after the war?
5. Why did Frank Lubey not go to war?
6. What is Joe and Kate Keller's concern about George Deever coming to their house?
7. What did Joe think would happen after the faulty cylinder heads went out?
8. How does George describe his father?
9. Why does Kate have to believe that Larry is still alive?
10. What was Kate Keller's advice to George regarding Lydia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several objects in the play serve the purpose of reminding present characters of characters that are absent. At times they serve this purpose in a destructive way, stymieing the lives of those they touch and other illuminate the reality of life and free characters to move on. Write a three-part essay on the following objects:
Part 1) Larry's tree
Part 2) The hat George wears
Part 3) Larry's letter to Ann
Essay Topic 2
Chris Keller is a surrogate for Arthur Miller in this play, since his idealism and world view reflect the message of Miller's play. His debates with Joe are Miller's debates with the world. Write an essay on the topic of Chris as a surrogate for the playwright, citing three messages Miller intends to get across and how Chris projects them.
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following topics to write an essay:
1.) Do you consider Joe Keller to be a selfish man? Did he actually feel pressure from his wife to make money, or was this just an imagined pressure? Does his lifestyle reflect a corrupt values system?
2.) Jim Bayliss discusses a year that he abruptly left his family to do medical research in New Orleans. What this a selfish choice or an altruistic one? Was Sue Bayliss' demand that he return selfish?
3.) Compare and contrast the world views of Sue Bayliss, Kate Keller, and Ann Deever. Are any of them unreasonably focused on money?
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