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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. Who invalidated the last lead Levene closed?

2. Why is Moss asking Aaronow for his help?

3. Where does Levene suggest that Williamson learned his management style?

4. How much of his commission does Levene promise Williamson in exchange for better leads?

5. What is Aaronow's immediate response to Moss's idea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the extravagant claims Levene makes about his past with the company.

2. Describe John Williamson.

3. Why does Moss need Aaronow to actually rob the office?

4. How does Moss explain the division of profits from the sale of the leads?

5. What offer has Jerry Graff made to Dave Moss?

6. How does the nature Roma and Lingk's conversation shift at the end of the scene?

7. How does Roma introduce real estate to the conversation?

8. How does Levene characterize the leads he is given?

9. Describe Ricky Roma.

10. What does Moss have to say about Indians?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

One of the central drivers of plot in the play is the sales contest. Write an essay on this contest in three parts:

Part 1) Williamson is the bearer of new from Mitch and Murray, and he endeavors to explain the reasoning behind the contest. How does he defend the contest to Levene? Do you think it is intended to increase revenue, reduce the work force, or both?

Part 2) Levene, Moss, and Aaronow all decry the idiocy of the contest in the first act. What are their points regarding it? How was the business run in the past in terms of compensation? Do you think these men have a point?

Part 3) What unintended consequences result for the institution of this contest? Does the company ultimately benefit from it? What problems does it cause for Williamson and the salesmen?

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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