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501.

Who is considered the father of free verse?

A. walt whiteman
B. kamau brathwaite
C. margret atwood
D. walter benjamin.
Answer» B. kamau brathwaite
Discussion
502.

The first edition of Orientalism appeared in the year.

A. 1975
B. 1978
C. 1965
D. 1960
Answer» C. 1965
Discussion
503.

Biff represented University of___________________.

A. boston
B. virginia
C. middlesex
D. oxford
Answer» C. middlesex
Discussion
504.

Why is the car an appropriate device?

A. it is a symbol of family togetherness.
B. it is a symbol of willy's search for meaning.
C. it is a symbol of the boys' ideas about freedom.
D. it is a symbol of willy's philosophy for success in life in general.
Answer» E.
Discussion
505.

What does Willy do?

A. he speeds away in his car and has a fatal car accident.
B. he trades the old car in for a new one.
C. he speeds away and keeps going. he is never heard from again.
D. he sells the car and gives the money to the boys.
Answer» B. he trades the old car in for a new one.
Discussion
506.

Biff realizes that Willy's philosophy was wrong, and most of Willy's lifewas made up of illusion. What does he say?

A. "he took a wrong turn miles back and never figured it out."
B. "he was a liar and a cheat. he tried to buy our love and he failed."
C. "he had all the wrong dreams. all, all wrong."
D. "his brother made millions, but he only made mistakes."
Answer» D. "his brother made millions, but he only made mistakes."
Discussion
507.

Ben says, "The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy." Explain.

A. treasures are hidden. one must work to find them.
B. the jungle represents death; the diamonds are the insurance money.
C. willy did not have the courage ben had, so he fail
Answer» C. willy did not have the courage ben had, so he fail
Discussion
508.

What is Willy's response to Biffs’ whole scene when Biff ends up crying?

A. he tells biff to dry up and act like a man.
B. he hugs linda and asks her where they have gone wrong.
C. he thinks it is remarkable that biff actually likes him.
D. he feels sorry for biff, and asks happy to talk to him.
Answer» D. he feels sorry for biff, and asks happy to talk to him.
Discussion
509.

Biff says, "Will you take that phony dream and burn it before somethinghappens?" What is the significance of this line?

A. it shows that biff is losing his temper; he is about to explode.
B. it foreshadows willy's death.
C. it separates the dream/illusion motif from the "woods are burning" motif.
D. it is the final rift in the relationship between biff and happy.
Answer» C. it separates the dream/illusion motif from the "woods are burning" motif.
Discussion
510.

What does Biff want to tell Willy before he is ready to go?

A. he wants to tell willy he was really a good father.
B. he wants to tell willy he has decided to join the army.
C. he wants to tell willy that he (biff) is nothing, that he accepts that now, and that he has no hard feelings towards willy.
D. he wants to tell willy that he and happy have decided to go into business together so they can take care of willy and linda
Answer» D. he wants to tell willy that he and happy have decided to go into business together so they can take care of willy and linda
Discussion
511.

Why does Willy decide to kill himself?

A. he can leave a lot of insurance money to biff if his death looks like an accident. then biff will have a chance to be successful.
B. he would rather die than face linda about his past indiscretions.
C. he is drunk and doesn't realize what he is doing.
D. he knew he had incurable cancer and didn't want to spend the rest of his life in pain.
Answer» B. he would rather die than face linda about his past indiscretions.
Discussion
512.

Where does Willy go after he realizes that the boys have left him at therestaurant?

A. he goes to the park for a walk.
B. he buys some carrot seeds for his garden and goes home to plant them.
C. he goes to buy another life insurance policy.
D. he goes to his office to cry.
Answer» C. he goes to buy another life insurance policy.
Discussion
513.

Why did Biff go to Boston in the first place?

A. he went to borrow some money.
B. he went because he wanted to get his father's signature so he could join the marines.
C. he wanted to convince his father to let him go on the road, too. this was their first trial trip together.
D. he went to ask willy to talk his teacher into changing a grade so he wouldn't have to go to summer school.
Answer» E.
Discussion
514.

What happened in Boston? What do we finally find out is the problem, thesecret between Willy and Biff?

A. biff discovered that willy had embezzled some money. he lost his respect for willy.
B. they went out drinking together. on the way home, willy ran over a man and didn’t stop to help him. biff never forgave him.
C. biff went to talk to his father and walked in on willy and the woman with whom he was having an affair.
D. biff discovered that willy is an alcoholic. willy denied it, and refused to get help.
Answer» D. biff discovered that willy is an alcoholic. willy denied it, and refused to get help.
Discussion
515.

Why can't Biff help Willy?

A. he promised his mother he would not help.
B. he just doesn't want to.
C. he is afraid happy will get jealous.
D. they both get frustrated and yell at each other.
Answer» E.
Discussion
516.

What is Biffs’ 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."
Answer» C. biff says he is a "gentle daydreamer."
Discussion
517.

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.
Answer» D. he goes home to cry and get drunk.
Discussion
518.

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.
Answer» 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
Discussion
519.

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.
Answer» C. he took a twenty dollar bill.
Discussion
520.

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 liv
Answer» D.
Discussion
521.

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.
Answer» B. he wants biff to tell willy he will stay home and get a job.
Discussion
522.

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.
Answer» C. he realized that he has wasted his life because he never admitted that he was afraid to be successful.
Discussion
523.

Willy wants to find out what went wrong with Biff, why he didn't doanything with his life after the age of 17. Who does he ask?

A. he asks bernard.
B. he asks linda.
C. he asks charley.
D. he asks happy.
Answer» B. he asks linda.
Discussion
524.

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
Answer» B. charley's business is not doing well. he doesn't have enough money to hire anyone else.
Discussion
525.

What reply does he receive?

A. biff has a learning disability and never received the proper help to compensate for it.
B. he was suffering from depression.
C. biff was ready to go to summer school to make up the math class, but when he returned from boston, he gave up.
D. there is really nothing wrong; biff is just lazy and stubborn.
Answer» D. there is really nothing wrong; biff is just lazy and stubborn.
Discussion
526.

Where does Willy go after his conversation with Howard?

A. he goes to church and goes to confession.
B. he goes to his doctor to get a prescription for sleeping pills.
C. he goes to buy a new car.
D. he goes to see charley for money to cover his life insurance premium payment.
Answer» E.
Discussion
527.

Why didn't Willy go with Ben years ago when Ben offered him a job?

A. he wanted to make it on his own.
B. he had inflated his own business worth to linda, so that when the opportunity came, linda didn't see the need, since willy was already on such a great career path.
C. they had a disagreement about the terms of the offer. willy wanted to be partners, but ben didn't. neither would compromise so they cancelled the deal.
D. linda refused to leave her friends and familiar surroundings.
Answer» C. they had a disagreement about the terms of the offer. willy wanted to be partners, but ben didn't. neither would compromise so they cancelled the deal.
Discussion
528.

"This is no time for false pride, Willy. . . . You've got two great boys, haven't you?" Now that Willy really needs the boys, the reality of theirworthlessness crushes his idealized version, and Willy is in a Catch-22, no win situation. Which literary element is being used here?

A. this is a rhetorical question.
B. this is foreshadowing.
C. this is figurative language.
D. this is irony.
Answer» E.
Discussion
529.

"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away -- a man isn't a piece offruit!" Explain why Willy said that

A. he is trying to convince his family he isn't crazy - "a fruitcake."
B. he is telling his family they have to accept him the way he is, and never expect to be rich.
C. he has spent the best years of his life working for the company, and now, in his old age, they are letting him go since there is no use for him.
D. he finally realizes that he has to accept his own shortcomings as well as his son biffs’.
Answer» D. he finally realizes that he has to accept his own shortcomings as well as his son biffs’.
Discussion
530.

What is the result of Willy's conversation with Howard?

A. willy is fired.
B. willy gets the new york job.
C. willy quits.
D. willy keeps his present territory.
Answer» B. willy gets the new york job.
Discussion
531.

Where did Biff go early that morning?

A. he went to see willy's boss.
B. he went to see mr. oliver.
C. he went to see the woman
D. he went to see charley.
Answer» C. he went to see the woman
Discussion
532.

What did Willy resolve to talk about with Howard?

A. he resolved to talk about old times.
B. he resolved to talk about his family.
C. he resolved to talk about his past successes.
D. he resolved to talk about the new york job.
Answer» E.
Discussion
533.

From the play we get the information of Willy’s family from……………….

A. we are given information about three years.
B. we are given information about eight years.
C. we are given information about the family from the time the children are small.
D. we are given information only about the last few hours before willy's death.
Answer» D. we are given information only about the last few hours before willy's death.
Discussion
534.

How much time passes in the first act?

A. one day passes.
B. ten years pass.
C. two weeks pass.
D. three hours pass.
Answer» B. ten years pass.
Discussion
535.

.What advice does Willy give Biff on the evening before he goes to see BillOliver? Three of the following sentences repeat some of the advice. Which does not?

A. wear a business suit.
B. ask for fifteen thousand dollars.
C. walk in seriously.
D. carry a leather briefcase.
Answer» E.
Discussion
536.

Linda says, "Attention, attention must be paid to such a person." Explain.

A. willy deserves our attention, our interest, and caring. even though he is misguided, he is trying to muddle through life as well as he can.
B. biff is having a difficult time, and his parents should help him instead of criticizing.
C. they would all do well to study ben's methods for success and copy them.
D. she thinks charley is dangerous, and wants willy to stop talking to him. she cites several instances that happened while willy was away, willy disagrees with his wife.
Answer» B. biff is having a difficult time, and his parents should help him instead of criticizing.
Discussion
537.

Linda tells the boys that Willy won't be all right. When the boys ask whyhe won't, what is her reply?

A. he is dying of cancer.
B. a psychiatrist has suggested that he go into a hospital for observation.
C. he is trying to kill himself.
D. she is planning to leave him, and her departure will be very difficult
Answer» D. she is planning to leave him, and her departure will be very difficult
Discussion
538.

What did Willy's father do for living different from what Willy does?

A. willy's father was a teacher. he travelled to teach short courses in different areas.
B. willy's father made flutes and sold them. willy sells someone else's product and doesn't have the pride of craftsmanship that his father did.
C. willy's father was uneducated, and was never able to advance. willy has a degree in business, although he had chosen not to make good use of it.
D. willy's father was an intellectual and an inventor. he had brilliant ideas but was never able to make a profit with them. willy never thought much about ideas; instead, he concentrated on making money.
Answer» C. willy's father was uneducated, and was never able to advance. willy has a degree in business, although he had chosen not to make good use of it.
Discussion
539.

Charley and Willy are playing cards. Why does Charley leave?

A. willy is being rude to him and not making any sense.
B. he has another appointment to go to.
C. he's just tir
Answer» B. he has another appointment to go to.
Discussion
540.

Who is Charley?

A. willy's other brother
B. a long-time friend of willy
C. willy's boss
D. biff's real father
Answer» C. willy's boss
Discussion
541.

Who is Ben?

A. he is willy's brother who apparently became very successful at a young age.
B. he is willy's father, who was also a salesman.
C. he is willy's long time frie
Answer» B. he is willy's father, who was also a salesman.
Discussion
542.

. Willy says, "The man knew what he wanted and went out and got it!Walked into a jungle, and comes out, at the age of twenty one, and he rich..." About whom it he talking?

A. he is talking about happy.
B. he is talking about himself.
C. he is talking about ben.
D. he is talking about charley.
Answer» D. he is talking about charley.
Discussion
543.

What does Willy want young Bernard to do for Biff?

A. willy wants bernard to give up his position on the football team so that biff can get on it.
B. willy wants bernard to give biff answers for a test.
C. willy wants bernard to introduce biff to his (bernard's) sister, whom biff likes.
D. willy wants bernard to beat up a bully who has been bothering biff.
Answer» C. willy wants bernard to introduce biff to his (bernard's) sister, whom biff likes.
Discussion
544.

What does Willy mean, "I'll make it up to you, Linda, I'll --"? What doesLinda think he means?

A. willy means that he'll make up for his infidelity, linda thinks he is talking about his business and will try to make more money for them.
B. willy means that he will pay more attention to her when he's at home. she is thinking the same thing.
C. willy means he will make more money, linda thinks he is talking about spending more time together.
D. willy means he'll spend more time with her and the boys. linda thinks he is talking about his past indiscretions.
Answer» B. willy means that he will pay more attention to her when he's at home. she is thinking the same thing.
Discussion
545.

Who is The Woman?

A. linda
B. someone with whom willy had a brief affair
C. willy's best client
D. ben's wife
Answer» C. willy's best client
Discussion
546.

What does Willy tell Linda about his business?

A. he's doing great and should get a promotion in a few weeks.
B. business isn't so good.
C. people he does business with don't seem to like him.
D. b& c
Answer» E.
Discussion
547.

Where did Biff get the football?

A. biff had stolen it from school.
B. biff had received it as a gift from his mother.
C. he borrowed it from happy
D. he had stolen it from a kid down the street
Answer» B. biff had received it as a gift from his mother.
Discussion
548.

What does Happy's thinking tell you about his character?

A. it shows that happy really loves willy.
B. it shows that happy is more concerned about his own welfare than willy's health.
C. happy is admitting his ignorance, and acknowledging that he should have studied more in school.
D. happy prefers his mother to his father.
Answer» C. happy is admitting his ignorance, and acknowledging that he should have studied more in school.
Discussion
549.

Why does Willy talk so much about the car?

A. buying a new car for his wife is his motivation for keeping his sales job.
B. he thinks the car makes him powerful.
C. he had a bad experience in his car today, and the old car is a happy experience from the past.
D. he has developed a nervous phobia, and thinks that talking about the car will bring him good luck. not talking about it may bring bad luck.
Answer» D. he has developed a nervous phobia, and thinks that talking about the car will bring him good luck. not talking about it may bring bad luck.
Discussion
550.

Happy says, "I don't know what to do about him [Willy], it's gettingembarrassing." What is he referring to?

A. he is referring to willy's growing obesity.
B. he is referring to willy's crude gestures and language.
C. he is referring to willy's excessive spending.
D. he is referring to willy's mental lapses into a dream world.
Answer» E.
Discussion