Arthur Miller -- Test

Now, you know I won't give you a number by number test as it will be given in class. But I can help you with what you can expect on the test, o.k.? This will be a big help (I guarantee it!)

Part One: Character Indentification

Know and be able to identify the following characters:

Happy	Willy	Bernard	Letta
Linda	Howard Wagner	Dave Singleman	Ben
Biff Loman	Charley		Jenny

Part Two: True/False (24 questions)

The questions will be in chronological order of the story. Here are few "suggested questions":

1. Linda questions her love for her husband? ____

2. Willy accuses Linda of contradicting him? ____

3. Willy never admits to Linda that he depends on her for support? _____

4. Women find Happy physically repugnant? _____

5. Biff admits that he has never grown up? _____

6. Classmates didn't like Bernard when he was in school? _____

7. Biff has never been caught stealing anything? _____

8. Willy says his father was an inventor? _____

9. Biff tells Bernard what happened in Boston? ____

10. Biff is never able to tell Willy the truth? ____

11. Happy finally decides to go West with Biff? ____

12. Biff made up his math course in summer school? ____

13. No one attended Dave Singleman's funeral? ____

14. Some of Willy's clients and fellow salesmen makes fun of him? ____

15. Charely is not interested in football? ____

Part Three: Multiple Choice (65 questions)

There will be three choices for each statement to choose from. Again, the statements are in chronological order to the day.

Part Four: Essay Questions

Choose one of the following to write as an essay. Write your answers in correct essay form. Answers will require more than one paragraph. Use specific examples and appropriate deatil to support your answers. Save time to proofread and edit your answers.

!. Contrast Biff and Happy's relationship with their father.

2. How does Dave Singleman present an ironic contrast to Willy?

3. Analyze the vaules which Willy tries to instill in his sons and explain the consequences of these values upon Willy and his sons.

4. Some critics say that Willy Loman is a tragic figure who causes his own downfall. Others contend that he is a victim of society, a man who is doomed to failure in the hard world of twentieth-century America. Support one of these interpreations, using specific evidence from the play.

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