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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Pages 212-220.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Biff attend the university?
(a) Biff didn't want to have to leave home.
(b) He flunked high school Math.
(c) Willy couldn't afford the outrageous tuition fees.
(d) He was unsuccessful in getting a football scholarship.

2. What reason does Biff give Linda for Willy throwing him out?
(a) Biff has not paid enough board to his parents.
(b) Willy finds out Biff had been gambling.
(c) Willy is uncomfortable around people who know he is a fake.
(d) Willy does not like Biff bringing girls home.

3. How did Ben make his fortune?
(a) In oil
(b) In diamond mines
(c) In the fur trade
(d) In Alaskan exploration

4. To whom is Willy referring when he says, "He thinks I'm nothing?"
(a) Howard
(b) Charley
(c) Biff
(d) Happy

5. How long has it taken the Lomans to pay off their house?
(a) Twenty years
(b) Thirty-five years
(c) Twenty-five years
(d) Thirty years

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bernard in Charley's office?

2. Where is the big match to be held?

3. What are the types of seeds Willy is planting?

4. What is the core of Linda's appeal to her sons?

5. What metaphor about Willy does Linda use in her phone conversation with Biff?

(see the answer key)

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