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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. When does Moss plan to steal the leads?

2. What is Moss planning to do with his evening?

3. Which of the following is not something for which Aaronow assumes the company takes 90 percent of their sales?

4. Where does the first scene of the play take place?

5. After agreeing to Williamson's conditions, what does Levene say they will do after the sales contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Levene's big sale story.

2. Explain the distinction between "speaking" and "talking" in this scene.

3. Why can Levene not get his hands on the premium Glengarry Highland's leads?

4. What is the status of the sales force at the end of the play?

5. What new information does the audience find out about the contest in this scene?

6. What does Roma think makes people afraid to act?

7. What is the status of Moss and Aaronow's discussion at the end of the scene?

8. Why does Moss think Aaronow will have the opportunity to turn him in to the police?

9. What system does Williamson use for marshaling the leads?

10. How has the company gone wrong in recent years, according to Moss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mamet's world is clearly a world of layered deception, and the web of lies created by the men that live there are perilously fragile. Write an essay about three of these deceptions. What is the objective of each? Why is a lie required to facilitate success, and how do the fragile constructs fall apart?

Part 1) Roma's Lingk sale

Part 2) Levene's big sale

Part 3) Moss's robbery

Essay Topic 2

In accordance with his interest in misdirection and scheming, Mamet's work is know for its critique of the English language. Primarily, the playwright argues that the language is misleading and imprecise. Write an essay on Mamet's ambiguous language, focusing on Moss's interchange with Aaronow regarding the robbery. How does Moss parse the words "talking" and "speaking?" How does this allow him to entrap Aaronow?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Shelly Levene as that tragic hero of Glengarry Glen Ross. To what extent is Levene the puppet of unseen forces throughout the entire play? How does he try to rise above these forces, and how is his final demise the product of this rebellion? Divide the essay into three paragraphs, one for each of these prompts.

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