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32. Why
can't Willy work for Charley?
a. Charley
stands for the things Willy does not believe in; if Willy would work for Charley, he would admit that his whole life
had been wrong.
b. Charley's
business is not doing well. He doesn't have enough money to hire anyone else.
c. Charley
doesn't think Willy will do a good job, but he doesn't want to spoil their friendship by saying so.
d. Willy's
mind has been affected and he is really not capable of working a full-time job.
33. Biff
says, ". . . I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has
been." What does he mean?
a. He
finally learns that he was adopted, and he is angry that his parents never told
him.
b. He
realized that he was raised on a false philosophy, and that most of the things
that happened were glossed over and
made far better than they were. Bill realized that he was a Clerk and a thief.
c. He
realized that he has wasted his life because he never admitted that he was
afraid to be successful.
d. He
realized that he really did love his father, and it was time to admit it.
34. What
was the result of Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver?
a. He
got part of the money, with a promise of more if he made good.
b. He
got brushed aside. He would never get the money, and he would have no more meetings with Bill Oliver.
c. He
got all of the money and Bill's full support.
d. Oliver
gave him a year to prove his could be responsible; then he would get the money.
35. What
does Happy want Biff to tell Willy?
a. He
wants Biff to paint a glossy picture of the meeting with Oliver instead of
telling the truth.
b. He
wants Biff to tell Willy he will stay home and get a job.
c. He
wants Biff to tell Willy the truth about what happened with Bill Oliver so
many years ago.
d. He
wants Biff to make Willy realize his (Willy's) days as a salesman are over.
36. Willy
says, ". . . the woods are burning, boys. Can't you understand? There's a
big blaze going on all
around." What does that mean?
a. Willy
is having a flashback to a time in his youth when he set the woods in back of
his house on fire.
b. Times
are changing. He thinks he is on the brink of a wave of good fortune.
c. Willy's
world is falling apart. He had lost his job and has no resources. He is
getting trapped by the years of lies
he has lived.
d. Willy
thinks he is dying, and he is contemplating the afterlife. He is afraid he will
be punished for his life.
37. What
does Willy do while Biff is trying to explain the facts of his meeting with
Bill Oliver?
a. He
shouts curses to drown out Biff's voice.
b. He
daydreams of the time Biff flunked math.
c. He
washes and waxes the car.
d. He
takes notes so he can refer to them later.
38. What
did Biff take from Bill Oliver?
a. He
took a silver picture frame.
b. He
took a fountain pen.
c. He
took a twenty-dollar bill.
d. He
took the keys to the office.
39. Identify
Miss Forsythe and Letta.
a. They
are women who come into the restaurant. Happy is more interested in getting a
date with them than in the welfare of his own father.
b. Miss
Forsythe was Willy's high school English teacher, who had great faith in him.
Letta was her
daughter. She had a crush on Willy
c. They
are women who work in the office of the company Willy works for. Miss Forsythe
ridicules him, but Letta feels sorry for him.
d. They
are friends and confidants of Linda's. They have offered to help her if
anything ever happens to Willy.
40. Where
does Willy go?
a. He
goes to the river to look at the water.
b. He
goes to the parking lot for a cigarette.
c. He
goes to the restroom to compose himself.
d. He
goes home to cry and get drunk.
e.
41. What
is Biff's opinion of his father now, when he tells it to Miss Forsythe?
a. Biff
says he is a "poor, wretched loser."
b. Biff
says he is a "fine, troubled prince."
c. Biff
says he is a "gentle daydreamer."
d. Biff
says he is a "nasty, selfish braggart."
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