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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 130-149.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ says "And, by God, I was rich."
(a) Ben Loman
(b) Ketchikan
(c) Willy Loman
(d) Bill Oliver

2. What change has Happy noticed in Biff?
(a) Biff has put on weight and seems confused.
(b) Biff has lost his sense of humor and has become bad-tempered.
(c) Biff has lost his old humor and confidence.
(d) Biff has become withdrawn and sad.

3. What suggests to us that Biff has returned from a journey?
(a) Linda mentions that Biff has "just got off [a] train."
(b) A partially unpacked suitcase is on Biff's bed.
(c) Biff's suitcase is in the hall.
(d) Linda tells Willy she met the train.

4. What happens as Willy is driving on the highway?
(a) He allows the car to veer over the white line.
(b) He runs off the road.
(c) The car breaks down.
(d) A woman yells at him.

5. What does Willy feel is a disgrace?
(a) Not finding yourself by the age of thirty-four
(b) Making less than thirty-five dollars per week
(c) Living on a farm
(d) Not being married by the age of thirty-four

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Happy say is his ideal girl?

2. What does Willy tell Linda about his feelings for her?

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

4. What jobs has Biff mostly had since leaving school?

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

(see the answer key)

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