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This section includes 189 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in English (MA English) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Where did Willy s father go after he abandoned his family? |
| A. | Alabama |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Alaska |
| D. | Las Vegas |
| Answer» D. Las Vegas | |
| 52. |
Where is Blanche Dubois from? |
| A. | NewYork |
| B. | Kansas |
| C. | NewFoundland |
| D. | Laurel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
What is the name of the restaurant where Happy and Biff takes Willy? |
| A. | Frank s Chop House |
| B. | Sam s Hoagie Shack |
| C. | Divine Seafood |
| D. | The Carnage Deli |
| Answer» B. Sam s Hoagie Shack | |
| 54. |
How old was Dave Singleman when he died? |
| A. | 63 |
| B. | 84 |
| C. | 74 |
| D. | 59 |
| Answer» C. 74 | |
| 55. |
What is Blanche's tragic flaw? |
| A. | Blanche s tragic flow is her addiction to alcohol |
| B. | Blanche's biggest tragic flaw is her desire. |
| C. | Her inability to listen to others |
| D. | Her schizophrenia |
| Answer» C. Her inability to listen to others | |
| 56. |
How much money does Charley usually give Willy each week? |
| A. | $150 |
| B. | $75 |
| C. | $200 |
| D. | $50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
What subject did Biff fail in high school? |
| A. | Math |
| B. | English |
| C. | Physics |
| D. | History |
| Answer» B. English | |
| 58. |
Where does Happy work? |
| A. | In a factory |
| B. | In a store |
| C. | At a restaurant |
| D. | On Wall Street |
| Answer» C. At a restaurant | |
| 59. |
What was Biff s position at Bill Oliver s store when he was a boy? |
| A. | Salesman |
| B. | Manager |
| C. | Window dresser |
| D. | Shipping clerk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
On what day of the week does Willy die? |
| A. | Saturday |
| B. | Sunday |
| C. | Tuesday |
| D. | Monday |
| Answer» D. Monday | |
| 61. |
Where does Biff find Willy with The Woman? |
| A. | Manhattan |
| B. | Hartford |
| C. | Providence |
| D. | Boston |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
On the sales trip that immediately precedes the beginning of the play, which city did Willy reach before turning back? |
| A. | Boston |
| B. | Hartford |
| C. | Buffalo |
| D. | Yonkers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
How long has Willy worked for his sales firm? |
| A. | Between thirty-four and thirty-six years |
| B. | Thirty-two years |
| C. | Forty years |
| D. | Twenty-five years |
| Answer» B. Thirty-two years | |
| 64. |
What does Howard show Willy in his office? |
| A. | His pen |
| B. | His typewriter |
| C. | His wire recorder |
| D. | A picture of his family |
| Answer» D. A picture of his family | |
| 65. |
What is Bernard s adult occupation? |
| A. | Police officer |
| B. | Lawyer |
| C. | Doctor |
| D. | Writer |
| Answer» C. Doctor | |
| 66. |
What does Biff allow Bernard to carry to the Ebbets Field game? |
| A. | His helmet |
| B. | His football |
| C. | His cleats |
| D. | His shoulder pads |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
What does Happy order from Stanley at the restaurant? |
| A. | Lobsters |
| B. | Steak |
| C. | Veal |
| D. | Red snapper |
| Answer» B. Steak | |
| 68. |
What is the name of Charley s secretary? |
| A. | Michelle |
| B. | Jill |
| C. | Jenny |
| D. | Angela |
| Answer» D. Angela | |
| 69. |
To what kind of store does Willy ask Stanley to direct him? |
| A. | A deli |
| B. | A shoe store |
| C. | A sporting goods store |
| D. | A seed store |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Blanche Dubois means |
| A. | White Lady |
| B. | White Woods |
| C. | White Moon |
| D. | Purity |
| Answer» C. White Moon | |
| 71. |
What sound is heard before the curtain rises in Death of a Salesman? |
| A. | A melody played on a flute. |
| B. | Bagpipes playing a highland lament |
| C. | Fiddle music reminiscent of the countryside |
| D. | Stage hands moving sets about |
| Answer» B. Bagpipes playing a highland lament | |
| 72. |
Death of a Salesman is a tragedy of common man caught up in the false value imposed by middle-class |
| A. | British society |
| B. | Canadian society |
| C. | American society |
| D. | African American society |
| Answer» D. African American society | |
| 73. |
What does Willy promise the woman in the hotel room? |
| A. | Jewelry |
| B. | Flowers |
| C. | Stockings |
| D. | Money |
| Answer» D. Money | |
| 74. |
Where did Ben become rich? |
| A. | Montana |
| B. | Mexican gold mines |
| C. | African diamond mines |
| D. | Alaskan oil fields |
| Answer» D. Alaskan oil fields | |
| 75. |
Why does Atticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson? |
| A. | Because Tom actually did Rape MayellaEwell |
| B. | Because the Ewells are well respected in the Town |
| C. | Because it is the word of a black man against a white man |
| D. | Because the Judge is biased |
| Answer» D. Because the Judge is biased | |
| 76. |
One fact that Atticus establishes about the case is... |
| A. | Bob Ewell is right handed |
| B. | Tom has one good hand |
| C. | The left side of Mayella's face is bruised |
| D. | Tom is physically handicapped |
| Answer» C. The left side of Mayella's face is bruised | |
| 77. |
According to Atticus in chapter 20, what is the thing that Mayella has done wrong? |
| A. | Mayella broke a "rigid and time-honored code" of Maycomb's racist society by tempting a blackman. |
| B. | Mayella broke a rigid code of marrying a black man. |
| C. | Mayella broke a rigid code of entering the Court house by herself. |
| D. | Mayella broke a rigid code of openly dating a man before marriage. |
| Answer» B. Mayella broke a rigid code of marrying a black man. | |
| 78. |
What does Scout first find in the knot-hole? |
| A. | chewing gum |
| B. | some pecan nuts |
| C. | coins |
| D. | bird s nest |
| Answer» B. some pecan nuts | |
| 79. |
Dill start crying in the courtroom in To Kill a Mockingbird because |
| A. | He is disgusted and upset with the way Mr. Gilmer blatantly disrespects Tom Robinson during hiscross-examination. |
| B. | He is afraid Atticus would be mad at them for entering the Court House. |
| C. | He hated Tom Robinson |
| D. | He is disgusted with so many black people at the court House. |
| Answer» B. He is afraid Atticus would be mad at them for entering the Court House. | |
| 80. |
Scout and Jem are surprised to find out that Atticus is good at |
| A. | Shooting |
| B. | Basketball |
| C. | Cooking |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Basketball | |
| 81. |
Who walks Boo Radley home at the end of To Kill A Mockingbird? |
| A. | Aunt Alexandra |
| B. | Scout |
| C. | Heck Tate |
| D. | Jem |
| Answer» C. Heck Tate | |
| 82. |
The only character convinced Tom Robinson would receive justice is: |
| A. | Miss Mauddie |
| B. | Calpurnia |
| C. | Jem |
| D. | Scout |
| Answer» D. Scout | |
| 83. |
What does Boo Radley do during the night of the fire? |
| A. | he drapes a blanket over Scout s shoulders |
| B. | he helps put out the fire |
| C. | he steals Jem s pants |
| D. | he leaves town |
| Answer» B. he helps put out the fire | |
| 84. |
What happens when Jem, Scout and Dill sneak into the Radley s backyard? |
| A. | a dog chases them off the property |
| B. | Boo Radley comes out to talk to them |
| C. | Nathan Radley invites them in |
| D. | Someone shoots at them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Boo Radley proves to be the ultimate symbol of: |
| A. | evil |
| B. | violence |
| C. | good |
| D. | naivety |
| Answer» D. naivety | |
| 86. |
Who gives Willy money to pay his bills? |
| A. | Charley |
| B. | Biff |
| C. | Frank |
| D. | Walter |
| Answer» B. Biff | |
| 87. |
The elder son of Willy Loman is: |
| A. | Biff Loman |
| B. | HappyLoman |
| C. | Walter Loman |
| D. | Sean Loman |
| Answer» B. HappyLoman | |
| 88. |
Willy Loman has lived in the same house for twenty-five years with: |
| A. | His wife |
| B. | his sons |
| C. | his brother |
| D. | his aunt |
| Answer» B. his sons | |
| 89. |
Where does Linda Loman want her husband to work? |
| A. | New Jersey |
| B. | New Hampshire |
| C. | New York |
| D. | New Orleans |
| Answer» D. New Orleans | |
| 90. |
For Linda Loman, freedom means: |
| A. | buying clothes and shoes |
| B. | a trip to Hollywood |
| C. | to be free from debt |
| D. | to bear lots of children |
| Answer» D. to bear lots of children | |
| 91. |
Happy Loman s real name is: |
| A. | Benjamin |
| B. | William |
| C. | Harold |
| D. | Richard |
| Answer» D. Richard | |
| 92. |
The person who lends money to Willy Loman is: |
| A. | Charley |
| B. | James |
| C. | Logan |
| D. | Gewrd |
| Answer» B. James | |
| 93. |
What was Biff doing in the West before the play begins? |
| A. | Laying railroad tracks |
| B. | Selling dishwashers |
| C. | Working on a farm |
| D. | Robbing banks |
| Answer» D. Robbing banks | |
| 94. |
What did Biff steal from Bill Oliver s store when he was a boy? |
| A. | A crate of basketballs |
| B. | A wire recorder |
| C. | A suit |
| D. | A car |
| Answer» B. A wire recorder | |
| 95. |
What does Biff steal from Bill Oliver s office as an adult? |
| A. | A trophy |
| B. | Seeds |
| C. | Money |
| D. | A pen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
For what region is Willy responsible in his sales? |
| A. | New England |
| B. | Brooklyn |
| C. | Queens and Long Island |
| D. | New Jersey |
| Answer» B. Brooklyn | |
| 97. |
What product does Willy sell? |
| A. | Bibles |
| B. | Appliances |
| C. | Sporting goods |
| D. | Miller doesn t specify |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
How old is Happy? |
| A. | 34 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 32 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» D. 30 | |
| 99. |
What did Willy s father sell? |
| A. | Flutes |
| B. | Dictionaries |
| C. | Pizzas |
| D. | False teeth |
| Answer» B. Dictionaries | |
| 100. |
Jem and Scout are taken to the black community church by: |
| A. | Miss maudie |
| B. | Reverend Sykes |
| C. | Calpurnia |
| D. | Aunt Alexandria |
| Answer» D. Aunt Alexandria | |