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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Willy believe his company most needs him?
(a) In Yonkers
(b) In New York
(c) In Florida
(d) In New England
2. Why does Biff plan to visit Bill Oliver?
(a) To pay back some money lent in the past
(b) To ask him for money
(c) To ask him for a job
(d) To give him a job
3. What sort of cheese does Willy prefer?
(a) Edam
(b) Swiss
(c) American
(d) Brie
4. What does Willy find frustrating about the appliances he has bought over the years?
(a) They wear out or break before he has fully paid for them.
(b) They are not made by American companies.
(c) They have design faults.
(d) They are too expensive, badly designed and badly made.
5. Why does Willy call Charley "disgusting?"
(a) Because he cannot handle tools.
(b) Because he smokes cigarettes.
(c) Because he insultsWilly by offering him a job.
(d) Because he always loses at cards.
6. What great misconception does Willy express to Ben?
(a) That a man can end up rich just by being liked.
(b) That all anyone needs is a case of samples.
(c) That all you need to offer is loyalty and the rest will follow.
(d) That people will always keep their word.
7. What does Willy's plan for cutting off the tree branch show us about him?
(a) That he is not interested in preserving the environment.
(b) That he wants to steal lumber.
(c) That he could have been a tree surgeon.
(d) That he has practical common sense and is suited to outdoor work.
8. What happens as Willy is driving on the highway?
(a) A woman yells at him.
(b) He runs off the road.
(c) The car breaks down.
(d) He allows the car to veer over the white line.
9. What reason does Biff give Linda for Willy throwing him out?
(a) Biff has not paid enough board to his parents.
(b) Willy does not like Biff bringing girls home.
(c) Willy finds out Biff had been gambling.
(d) Willy is uncomfortable around people who know he is a fake.
10. What does Howard say about his new wire recorder?
(a) He thinks it represents a new product that Willy might sell.
(b) It is the most fascinating relaxation he has ever found.
(c) It will be the communicatioin tool of the future.
(d) It will soon be outdated and he regrets buying it.
11. How does Willy refer to Howard?
(a) That asshole
(b) That booby
(c) That snotnose
(d) That little toad
12. What important admission does Willy make to Charley?
(a) That Biff discovered a secret in Boston.
(b) That he has stolen Howard's fountain pen.
(c) That Happy is about to be married.
(d) That Charley is the only friend he has.
13. What offer of Charley's does Willy refuse?
(a) To intercede with Howard to give Willy his job back
(b) Fifty dollars per week for life
(c) A job where he will not have to go out on the road
(d) A supervisory job in Boston
14. What does Willy find ironic about people?
(a) They are good at talking but do nott get paid for it.
(b) They can pick winners but never bet on them.
(c) They are worth more dead than alive.
(d) They are worth more to undertakers than to mortgagors.
15. What worrying news does Bernard bring?
(a) Biff has failed Math.
(b) He has heard that Mr Birnbaum is leaving the school.
(c) He has heard Mr Birnbaum threatening to flunk Biff in Math.
(d) He has heard that someone else has won the sports scholarship.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a synonym for 'trepidation'?
2. What does Willy feel is a disgrace?
3. What metaphor about Willy does Linda use in her phone conversation with Biff?
4. Where was Ben living when he died?
5. How did Ben make his fortune?
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