{"id":232011,"date":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essaysparlor.com\/?p=192914"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:08:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:08:47","slug":"final-exam-death-of-a-salesman-by-arthur-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/final-exam-death-of-a-salesman-by-arthur-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Exam\u2014Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

English 2 Spring 2016:\u00a0 Final Exam<\/strong>\u2014Death of a Salesman <\/em>by Arthur Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Background to the Theme:\u00a0 <\/strong>American literature is concerned with the desire to break with the past.\u00a0 For some, the past is ever presenting conflicts.\u00a0 Time has a central importance for Miller for expressing this conflict:\u00a0 external and internal conflict.\u00a0 The inescapable nature of the past or the desire to maintain that link between today and yesterday is the conflict that plays out in the Death of a Salesman.\u00a0 M<\/em>iller wanted his plays to have a social impact; we observe how the characters\u2019 lives embrace and resist this influence of past-present time and how time plays out in shaping characters\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

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How to Answer the Question:\u00a0 Directions\u2014<\/em>Choose (only) three (3) questions<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 Each question will have a one paragraph response. Each body paragraph\u20146-10 sentences–must follow the M- [context sentences] – E-A-L format.\u00a0 Answer the prompt in your topic sentence, explain it further with the context sentence and then introduce the evidence from the play (quotations).\u00a0 The quote must logically follow the context sentence and support your answer to the prompt.\u00a0 Explain how this quote supports your answer to the prompt (topic sentence).\u00a0 On the last page include a work cited page.\u00a0 Include the correct source of the play:\u00a0 the book or the pdf file.\u00a0 The information in the parenthetical citation must be correct and from the right source.<\/p>\n

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Evidence: <\/strong>All evidence from the play must be direct quotes.\u00a0 Do not simply insert one sentence and think this is sufficient.\u00a0 It is not.\u00a0 You can include up to three sentences for one quotation in order to sufficiently answer and show how this evidence supports your answer.\u00a0 Also, you must include analysis:\u00a0 explain how this one quote supports and proves your topic sentence. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You must use a correct signal phrase and follow the quotation with a citation.\u00a0 <\/u>\u00a0Make sure to include the correct information inside the citation.<\/p>\n

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Point of View\/Purpose:\u00a0 <\/strong>For this exam, third person point of view should be followed.\u00a0 DO NOT USE \u201cI\u201d or \u201cyou.\u201d\u00a0 The purpose of this exam is to show how well you analyze and interpret.\u00a0 I do not want to see plot summary.<\/p>\n

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MLA Format:\u00a0 <\/strong>Double-space the paragraph, 1\u201d margins, 12font Times New Roman, indent the first line of the paragraph, and check your spacing:\u00a0 \u201cBefore\/After\u201d set at \u20180\u2019 and line spacing set at double\u2014not multiple. Your name should be in the upper left hand corner\u20141\u201d margin, English 2, Section #, date (day month year).<\/p>\n

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Evaluation\/Submission Requirements:\u00a0 <\/strong>Follow MLA format, paragraph should be typed, double spaced, include your name at the top, English 2, Final Exam, and the date.\u00a0 Make sure to include the question number that you answer. \u00a0Each question is worth 25 points.\u00a0 Total for this exam is 75 points<\/strong>. \u00a0There is no extra credit<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Rubric is on eCompanion<\/strong>.\u00a0 Each paragraph response for the question is 25 points.<\/p>\n

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***Attached this sheet to the top of your answers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DUE DATE:\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Section 1930:\u00a0 Thursday, June 9;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Section 1944:\u00a0 Saturday, \u00a0\u00a0June 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Questions:\u00a0 Choose only three (3) questions to answer.\u00a0 No extra credit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Miller focuses considerable attention on Willy\u2019s occupation as a salesman. What is the importance of the figure of the salesman as the central characters of this play?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. What does Willy believe is the key to success in business? Is this valid? Flawed?\u00a0 Is the ironic?\u00a0 Explain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Miller uses flashback scenes of the past to reveal the psychological motivations of the characters\u2019 actions in the present. Provide one example of a flashback and explain how this is used to set up Willy\u2019s state of mind.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Linda is Willy\u2019s wife who plays a crucial role in the play. Describe a position, attitude, or belief she adapts as she interacts with the other characters.\u00a0 What is her purpose?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. The stage settings are important. Choose one stage setting and explain why it is important in establishing the theme of how the past intercedes in influencing one character in the present.\u00a0 What does it suggest about the tone of the scene?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Colors are used and are significant in suggesting a tone throughout the play. Choose a color and explain how it suggests a tone of one of the characters.\u00a0 Explain why this color is associated with the character and a particular scene.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. What ways has setting: transparent walls, apartment building, the home, indicate a passage of time?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. What is Ben\u2019s role to Willy? What does he suggest?\u00a0 Why is Ben significant to Willy?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. Death of a Salesman<\/em> opens and closes in the year 1949. Both acts, Act I and Act II, blend linear time scheme with fragments of past time.\u00a0 What do these departures from the present suggest about Willy?\u00a0 Focus on one aspect of Willy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. Do you believe Willy Loman is an innocent victim of the society of 1949, or do you believe there are flaws in his characters that make him at least partially responsible for his misfortune? Explain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. How do Willy\u2019s sons, Biff and Hap, embody the flawed American dream of being liked in order to be successful?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                        1. What does Willy\u2019s suicide suggest and how does it embody the conflict of the past and the present?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          English 2 Spring 2016:\u00a0 Final Exam\u2014Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller \u00a0 Background to the Theme:\u00a0 American literature is concerned with the desire to break with the past.\u00a0 For some, the past is ever presenting conflicts.\u00a0 Time has a Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}