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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. Who is Bill Oliver?
(a) Happy's merchandise manager
(b) Willy's best friend
(c) Biff's previous employee
(d) Biff's previous employer

2. What does Willy say about Biff's knowledge of sporting goods?
(a) That he knows a good deal about the way basketballs are packed in cartons.
(b) That he knows sporting goods better than Adidas.
(c) That he has tried every brand, but Spalding is best.
(d) That he knows sporting goods better than Spalding.

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

4. 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) Linda tells Willy she met the train.
(d) Biff's suitcase is in the hall.

5. Who does Happy say is his ideal girl?
(a) Someone with financial experience
(b) Someone who is a good cook and a good typist
(c) Anyone he can look up to and who will help him get along
(d) Someone like his mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in Willy's behavior, embarrasses Happy?

2. What does Willy's plan for cutting off the tree branch show us about him?

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

4. What make of car does Willy currently drive?

5. What surrounds the Salesman's house?

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