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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Linda so furious with her sons?
(a) She is annoyed at being fobbed off with flowers.
(b) They stole money from her.
(c) She missed out on having dinner at the restaurant.
(d) She knows they deserted their father in the restaurant.

2. What lie does Biff accuse Happy of telling?
(a) That he is getting married.
(b) That he is head of sales.
(c) That he is office manager.
(d) That he is an assistant buyer.

3. How long does Biff wait to see Bill Oliver?
(a) Six minutes
(b) Ten minutes
(c) Two hours
(d) Six hours

4. What is Charley's assessment of the funeral?
(a) It was moving.
(b) It was very nice.
(c) It should not have happened yet.
(d) It was too cheap.

5. How does Biff respond to Linda's accusations?
(a) He admits them, ashamed.
(b) He tells more lies.
(c) He rejects them, blustering.
(d) He says he cannot be blamed and cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Biff speaking to whom when he says "'I know who I am, kid."

2. Which character is excited about jury duty?

3. What does Charley say is an "earthquake" for a salesman?

4. What does Linda order her sons to do?

5. According to Linda, what extra expense had Willy also paid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie reply with just a grunt to Happy's angry attitude to his father's suicide and claim that "We would've helped him."?

2. What is Willy's final fantasy?

3. How is it that Biff has come to regard his father as a hypocrite?

4. What information about his meeting with Bill Oliver does Biff supply to Willy?

5. What is wrong with Happy's assertion that "the only dream you can have [is] to come out number one man."?

6. Which personal qualities does Happy reveal when Miss Forsythe enters the restaurant and he talks to her?

7. What is Willy's reaction to Biff's attempt to tell the day's events truthfully?

8. Why did Willy never find true happiness?

9. Is Death of a Salesman an uncompromising indictment of "The American Dream"?

10. Why does Linda want to prevent the boys speaking to their father?

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