What are the names of the two 'good for nothing clowns' with whom Walter Lee is planning to invest in a liquor store?

• A. Willy Harris and Bobo
• B. George Murchison and Asagai
• C. Walter Lee and Travis
• D. Willy Harris and Travis

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is knowing Walter Lee’s ill-fated business plan and who his supposed partners are. In the play, Walter describes investing the life insurance money in a liquor store with two men he calls “good-for-nothing clowns.” Those two are Willy Harris and Bobo. Willy Harris is the friend Walter trusts to handle the business, while Bobo is the other partner who would supply the rest of the money. This duo is crucial because their unreliability and eventual disappearance with the money expose the clash between Walter’s dreamed breakthrough and the harsher reality of the situation.

George Murchison and Asagai are characters who influence Walter’s sister and reflect other themes in the play, not the liquor-store partnership. Walter Lee and Travis are the main character and his son, not the business partners in this plan.