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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. What sound is heard before the curtain rises?
(a) Stage hands moving sets about
(b) Fiddle music reminiscent of the countryside
(c) Bagpipes playing a highland lament
(d) A melody played on a flute.

2. Why does Biff plan to visit Bill Oliver?
(a) To pay back some money lent in the past
(b) To give him a job
(c) To ask him for money
(d) To ask him for a job

3. Who is Willy's employer?
(a) Howard Macy
(b) Brown and Morrison
(c) Wolf Biederman
(d) Howard Wagner

4. What is it about Willy that the woman says she likes?
(a) His big spending and his sense of humor
(b) The smell of his after shave and his happy nature
(c) His sense of humor and because he is sweet
(d) The presents he gives her

5. What is the core of Linda's appeal to her sons?
(a) That their father is in despair and needs their attention.
(b) Not to let Willy know that she has skipped several mortgage payments.
(c) That their father needs money to alleviate his despair.
(d) That they must get medical attention for their father's depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What difference would it have made to his life if Willy had formed his own business?

2. How much does Linda have to pay for repair of the hot water system?

3. What is Happy's reaction to the news that his father has been attempting suicide?

4. ___________ says "And, by God, I was rich."

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

(see the answer key)

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