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This set of American Literature Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Death of a Salesman Set 2

Q1 | What does Biff allow Bernard to carry to the Ebbets Field game?
  • His helmet
  • His football
  • His cleats
  • His shoulder pads
Q2 | What is the name of Charley’s secretary?
  • Michelle
  • Jill
  • Jenny
  • Angela
Q3 | What does Happy order from Stanley at the restaurant?
  • Lobsters
  • Steak
  • Veal
  • Red snapper
Q4 | To what kind of store does Willy ask Stanley to direct him?
  • A deli
  • A shoe store
  • A sporting goods store
  • A seed store
Q5 | What does Biff steal from Bill Oliver’s office as an adult?
  • A trophy
  • Seeds
  • Money
  • Pen
Q6 | Death of a Salesman is a tragedy of common man caught up in the false value imposed by middle-class
  • British society
  • Canadian society
  • American society
  • African American society
Q7 | What sound is heard before the curtain rises in Death of a Salesman?
  • A melody played on a flute.
  • Bagpipes playing a highland lament
  • Fiddle music reminiscent of the countryside
  • Stage hands moving sets about
Q8 | What does Willy promise the woman in the hotel room?
  • Jewelry
  • Flowers
  • Stockings
  • Money
Q9 | Where did Ben become rich?
  • Montana
  • Mexican gold mines
  • African diamond mines
  • Alaskan oil fields
Q10 | Which of the following is a problem that Biff has that Willy ignores?
  • Biff never properly trains for his games
  • Biff doesn’t study for the Regents Exam
  • Biff is obsessed with girls
  • Biff is a kleptomaniac
Q11 | While taking a bath, Blanche sings a song called :
  • Its only a paper moon
  • bloodbath
  • desire in the sky
  • d)take away this fear
Q12 | Shep Huntleigh is from:
  • Texas
  • dallas
  • Miami
  • Kansas
Q13 | Blanche gives the Young Collector:
  • a tip
  • a slap
  • a kiss
  • a book
Q14 | Blanche leaves her job as a schoolteacher in Laurel because:
  • She had an affair with a young student
  • she is mentally ill
  • The headmaster takes pity on her illness
  • she misses Stella
Q15 | The name of Blanche and Stella’s ancestral home:
  • Belle Reve
  • Elysian Fields
  • Tangerine
  • Paradiso
Q16 | At the end of the play, Blanche goes to:
  • Her old home
  • mental asylum
  • Mitch’s home
  • ShepHuntleigh
Q17 | Allan Gray, Blanche’s former husband, killed himself because:
  • Blanche revealed his homosexuality
  • he was depressed
  • he hated Blanche
  • he was bullied by friends
Q18 | Who makes sexual advances towards Blanche towards the end of the play?:
  • Mitch
  • Stanley
  • Allan Gray
  • Gene
Q19 | Where does Blanche meet Mitch?
  • At the local bar
  • At the Kowalskis apartment
  • At the bowling alley
  • In a Paris hotel
Q20 | What type of music was playing when Blanche’s young husband committed suicide?
  • An Irish jig
  • A waltz
  • A polka
  • A fugue
Q21 | Stella left Belle Reve after the death of which family member?
  • Her mother
  • Her aunt
  • Her father
  • Her brother
Q22 | Which of the following accurately describes Elysian Fields?
  • Ethnically diverse, working class, quiet
  • Mostly white, working class, noisy
  • Ethnically diverse, working class, noisy
  • Mostly Hispanic, middle class, sparsely populated
Q23 | Who lives upstairs from Stanley and Stella?
  • The negro woman
  • No one
  • Mitch and his mother
  • Steve and Eunice
Q24 | Which of the following does not function as a symbol in A Streetcar Named Desire?
  • Beer
  • Lamplight
  • The Varsouviana polka tune
  • Meat
Q25 | The play A Streetcar Named Desire was set in New Orleans during
  • The1950s
  • The 1940s
  • The 1960s
  • The 1930s