Linda informs Willy that one more mortgage payment remains on the house. How long have
they been paying it? How old was Biff when these payments began? (Page 54) - answer 25
years. Biff was 9 years old when the payments began.
Identify the speaker of the followings lines: "'Will you stop mending stockings?'" What is the
symbolic significance of the stockings? (Page 55) - answer Willy. The stockings remind Willy of
his mistress in Boston.
When Linda speaks with Biff on the phone, why does she tell him she isn't "afraid anymore"?
(Page 56) - answer Willy left in high spirits and the rubber tubing is gone
When Willy arrives at Howard's office to speak with him about working in New York, how does
Howard receive him? (Page 57) - answer Howard is distracted and busy with himself. He is not
focused on Willy and instead is looking at his new recording device.
What is the result of Willy's meeting with Howard? - answer Willy is fired from his job that he
has had for 36 years
Who, according to Willy Loman, died "the death of a salesman?" What type of death is this?
(Page 61) - answer Dave Singleman- 84 year old salesman who was very successful and popular.
Death of a salesman means that hundreds of people attend your funeral.
Right after Howard exits his office, what happens to Willy Loman? What does this episode tell us
about his future? (Page 64) - answer He stares off into space and then starts talking to his dead
brother, Ben. This tells us that Willy is losing his mind and that his life is falling apart. Willy does
not know where to go now in life and he is tired.
Identify the speaker of the following lines: "'Why must everybody conquer the world?'" What
do these lines suggest about this character's view of the world? (Page 65) - answer Linda. It
shows that she thinks that the world is too competitive and hard to be successful.