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Death of a Salesman test questions with correct answers
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Describe the first impression which the audience is given of Willy Loman. 
Troubled; because he cannot drive without being distracted. "I just couldn't make it Linda"- defeated, despair, ashamed. Desperate guy asking for help. 
 
 
 
What comment does Willy make about the scenery during his drive home, and how is this significant? 
Nature is distracting to him; he has a connection with nature. 
 
 
 
How does Willy contradict himself during his opening remarks about Biff? 
Willy refers to Bif...
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Death of a Salesman Act 2 questions and answers(verified for accuracy)
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Where did Biff go early that morning? 
to go see Mr.Oliver 
 
 
 
What did Willy resolve to talk about with Howard? 
about the job in New York 
 
 
 
What is the result of Willy's conversation with Howard? 
he basically gets fired 
 
 
 
"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away -- a man isn't a piece of fruit!" Explain why Willy said that. 
he spent his prime years working for them and now has no use for them so they fire him 
 
 
 
"This is no time for false pride, Willy. . . . Y...
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Death of a Salesman quotes
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"Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there's nobody to live in it." (15 
Willy to Linda 
The dream of success is hard to achieve and when finally achieved, it is too late or took to long 
 
 
 
"Bernard can get the best marks in school, y'understand, but when he gets out in the business world, y'understnad, you are going to be five times ahead of him." (33) 
Willy to Biff and Happy 
Willy has high expectations for his boys, but in reality and in the future, they ar...
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Act 1 death of a Salesman questions and answers
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Willy Loman is a 25 year old door to door salesman 
False 
 
 
 
Linda his wife loves him and admires his drive to make g is dreams come true 
True 
 
 
 
Willy feels that he is in top of things and in control in the first scene 
False 
 
 
 
The boys are happy and successful in their jobs making money and being well liked 
False 
 
 
 
Neither if the boys live at home 
True 
 
 
 
Biff and Will don't get along because Willy is frustrated that Biff does not have higher ambitions for himself 
Tr...
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Death of a Salesman - summary notes
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Willy did what on his way home from work at the beginning of the book? 
Steered off of the road and nearly crashed because his mind wandered and he forgot he was driving 
 
 
 
What does Linda recommend Willy does? 
Request a transfer to a local office job 
 
 
 
Where had Biff been for the last 10 years or so? 
Out West working as a farmhand 
 
 
 
Where did Biff spend a lot of his time while out West and why? 
In jail because he stole a suit 
 
 
 
Willy calls Biff lazy and then concludes that...
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Death of a Salesman character list
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Willy Loman 
An insecure, self-deluded traveling salesman. He believes wholeheartedly in the American Dream of easy success and wealth, but he never achieves it. 
 
 
 
Biff Loman 
Willy's thirty-four-year-old elder son. He led a charmed life in high school as a football star with scholarship prospects, good male friends, and fawning female admirers. He failed math, however, and did not have enough credits to graduate. 
 
 
 
Linda Loman 
Willy's loyal, loving wife. She suffers through Willy'...
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Death of a Salesman - Linda Loman questions and answers
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'Developed an iron repression of her exceptions to Willy's behaviour' 
Linda loves Willy, despite his mistreatment of her and how he underappreciates what she does for him. 
 
 
 
'The mind is what counts, dear.' 
Linda recognises that Willy is tormented by his inability to achieve his dreams. 
 
 
 
'[She is taking off his shoes]' 
Linda is loyal, hardworking and does her best to ease the burden on Willy. 
 
 
 
'You shouldn't have criticised him (Biff)' and 'You know how he admires ...
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