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51.

. 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» C. he is talking about ben.
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52.

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» A. he is willy's brother who apparently became very successful at a young age.
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53.

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» B. a long-time friend of willy
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54.

Charley says, "To hell with it. When a deposit bottle is broken, you don't get your nickel back." What does he mean?

A. one may invest a lot of time and money into a child, but if the child doesn't turn out well, you won't get any satisfaction or rewards for your time spent. but, there's no use worrying about it; you just pick up and go on with your life.
B. he's explaining to a client that he cannot accept returns for broken goods.
C. if you don't live a good life, you won't have any rewards at the end of your life. in order to get to heaven, you have to be good on earth.
D. he is tired of listening to willy whine about all that has gone wrong in his life, and he's just trying to cut him off short so he doesn't have to listen to him anymore.
Answer» A. one may invest a lot of time and money into a child, but if the child doesn't turn out well, you won't get any satisfaction or rewards for your time spent. but, there's no use worrying about it; you just pick up and go on with your life.
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55.

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» A. willy is being rude to him and not making any sense.
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56.

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» 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.
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57.

Why does Charley tell Willy "the jails are full of fearless characters"?

A. there has been a series of burglaries in their neighborhood. they have been discussing ways to scare away the young hoodlums.
B. charley's son has recently been sentenced to five years in jail for armed robbery. charley is saving face, pretending he is not afraid for his son's safety in prison.
C. willy has just sent his sons across the road to a new construction site to steal more building supplies. willy is proud of their fearlessness, but charley sees a more practical side to it, that what the boys are doing is wrong.
D. willy has shared a rather shady business scheme with charley.
Answer» C. willy has just sent his sons across the road to a new construction site to steal more building supplies. willy is proud of their fearlessness, but charley sees a more practical side to it, that what the boys are doing is wrong.
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58.

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» 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.
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59.

Linda tells the boys that Willy won't be all right. When the boys ask why he 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» C. he is trying to kill himself.
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60.

.What advice does Willy give Biff on the evening before he goes to see Bill Oliver? 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» D. carry a leather briefcase.
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61.

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» A. one day passes.
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62.

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» C. we are given information about the family from the time the children are small.
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63.

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» B. he went to see mr. oliver.
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64.

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» D. he resolved to talk about the new york job.
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65.

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» A. willy is fired.
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66.

"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away -- a man isn't a piece of fruit!" 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» 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.
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67.

"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 their worthlessness 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» D. this is irony.
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68.

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» 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.
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69.

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» D. he goes to see charley for money to cover his life insurance premium payment.
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70.

Willy wants to find out what went wrong with Biff, why he didn't do anything 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» A. he asks bernard.
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71.

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» C. biff was ready to go to summer school to make up the math class, but when he returned from boston, he gave up.
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72.

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» 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.
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73.

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» 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.
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74.

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» A. he wants biff to paint a glossy picture of the meeting with oliver instead of telling the truth.
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75.

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» 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
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76.

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» B. he took a fountain pen.
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77.

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» 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.
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78.

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» C. he goes to the restroom to compose himself.
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79.

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» B. biff says he is a "fine, troubled prince."
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80.

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» D. they both get frustrated and yell at each other.
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81.

Happy denies that Willy is his father. Why?

A. happy doesn't want the responsibility of caring for willy.
B. he had secretly found proof of his adoption, and now wants the truth to be known.
C. happy is angry because willy is leaving all of his money (in his will) to biff.
D. he does not want to admit that he is a lot like his father.
Answer» A. happy doesn't want the responsibility of caring for willy.
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82.

What happened in Boston? What do we finally find out is the problem, the secret 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» C. biff went to talk to his father and walked in on willy and the woman with whom he was having an affair.
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83.

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» D. he went to ask willy to talk his teacher into changing a grade so he wouldn't have to go to summer school.
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84.

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

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» B. he buys some carrot seeds for his garden and goes home to plant them.
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85.

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» 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.
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86.

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» 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.
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87.

Biff says, "Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?" 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» B. it foreshadows willy's death.
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88.

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» C. he thinks it is remarkable that biff actually likes him.
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89.

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» B. the jungle represents death; the diamonds are the insurance money.
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90.

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» A. he speeds away in his car and has a fatal car accident.
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91.

Biff realizes that Willy's philosophy was wrong, and most of Willy's life was 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» C. "he had all the wrong dreams. all, all wrong."
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92.

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» D. it is a symbol of willy's philosophy for success in life in general.
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93.

Biff represented University of___________________.

A. boston
B. virginia
C. middlesex
D. oxford
Answer» B. virginia
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94.

The first edition of Orientalism appeared in the year.

A. 1975
B. 1978
C. 1965
D. 1960
Answer» B. 1978
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95.

Who is considered the father of free verse?

A. walt whiteman
B. kamau brathwaite
C. margret atwood
D. walter benjamin.
Answer» A. walt whiteman
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96.

What is the title of the poem by Walter Whiteman?

A. i too sing america
B. i hear america singing
C. this is the photograph of me
D. africa
Answer» B. i hear america singing
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97.

What is the title of the poem by Wallace Stevens?

A. anecdote of the jar
B. africa
C. mystic drums
D. edge
Answer» A. anecdote of the jar
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98.

Where is the jar placed on?

A. in tennessee
B. upon a hill
C. on the table
D. upon the ground
Answer» B. upon a hill
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99.

‘Anecdote of a Jar’ is a metaphor to represent

A. nature
B. magnetic power of mind
C. art
D. human beings
Answer» C. art
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100.

In the poem ‘Anecdote of Jar’ , the jar represents

A. order
B. beauty
C. nature
D. human beings
Answer» A. order
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