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Name: Score:95 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 95
Willy's mistress when Happy and Biff were in high school. Attention and admiration boost Willy's
fragile ego. When Biff catches Willy in his hotel room, he loses faith in his father, and his dream of
passing math and going to college dies.
Darned Stockings
Why was Willy's dad more satisfied with his job than Willy is?
Who is Linda?
The Woman
Term 2 of 95
Where did Ben become rich?
Loman Brother's adventure
Happy wants to be successful
For a loan
African diamond mines
Term 3 of 95
What happened to Willy after he got a little above Yonkers?
He refuses to go to summer school to pass math.
The greatest salesman Willy ever knew.
He thought he would eventually get in trouble for stealing some basketballs.
He forgot he was driving and ran off the road.
,Term 4 of 95
Where does the Loman family live?
He refuses to go to summer school to pass math.
Brooklyn
Willy's sons
He wants money to buy a ranch
Definition 5 of 95
Willy's next-door neighbor. Owns a successful business and his son. Rich, important lawyer. Willy
is jealous of success. Gave Willy money to pay his bills, and Willy reveals at one point, choking
back tears, only friend. Willy's neighbor and friend, called uncle.
Why is Happy embarrassed by Willy?
"That's a one million dollar idea!"
What university was Biff going to attend?
Charley
Term 6 of 95
Why does Linda think Willy won't be all right?
He is trying to kill himself
He feels ashamed he can't buy her new ones and it reminds her of the stockings he gave to
The Woman.
He is jealous of the young executives and seducing their fiancées enables him to get even
with them and gain power.
Stockings
,Term 7 of 95
What does Willy say when he finds out Biff stole a football from school?
For his insurance premium
He urges Biff to lie to Willy and pretend Bill Oliver is considering the matter.
Willy said the coach would probably be glad Biff wanted to practice on his own.
Stockings
Term 8 of 95
How much time passes in the first act?
Working on a farm
One day
Willy
Anemic
Term 9 of 95
What causes the rift between Biff and Willy Loman?
Working on a farm
Biff caught Willy having an affair.
Willy is being rude, not making sense, and talking to his dead brother.
You must cheat
, Term 10 of 95
What does Willy's wife, Linda, want him to talk about to his boss?
For a raise and transfer to a local office
He refuses to go to summer school to pass math.
He is trying to kill himself
Biff will get the life insurance money, become greater/more of a success than Happy.
Definition 11 of 95
An insecure, self-deluded traveling salesman. He dreams the American Dream to be an easy
success and wealth but never achieves it. 61 years old, salesman for Wagner Company for thirty-
four years.
Willy Loman
Happy Loman
The Woman
Why does Linda say, "Attention, attention must be paid to such a person"?
Term 12 of 95
What object symbolizes Willy's best year, the year in which he felt most happy and successful?
Red 1928 Chevy
A seed store
Anemic
New England
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