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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 150-172.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ben living when he died?
(a) Alaska
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) Arkansas

2. What derogatory comment does Biff make about Willy?
(a) That he has no talent for earning money.
(b) That he looks like a salesman.
(c) That he has no character.
(d) That he looks like a walrus.

3. How has Willy's salary rate changed?
(a) He is now on commission only like a beginner.
(b) He is no longer paid overtime.
(c) He is to be paid according to a strict time sheet.
(d) His rate of commission has been reduced.

4. How does Willy pay for Biff's radio correspondence course?
(a) He skips some mortgage payments.
(b) He pawns a diamond watch that is a gift from Ben.
(c) He works harder and travels further.
(d) He sells lumber stolen from a building site.

5. In what way does Willy contradict himself in this opening scene?
(a) He first says that Biff is not lazy, then calls him "a lazy bum."
(b) He first asks Linda for a sandwich, then says he'll just drink some milk.
(c) He boasts about his sales, then says he's a hopeless salesman.
(d) Willy first describes Biff as "a lazy bum," then a few seconds later says "Biff--he's not lazy."

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Willy think the builder should have been arrested?

2. Why does Biff plan to visit Bill Oliver?

3. What sort of debts do Willy and Linda have?

4. What is it about Willy that the woman says she likes?

5. What suggests to us that Biff has returned from a journey?

(see the answer key)

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