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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Pages 173-193.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what reason does Willy think the builder should have been arrested?
(a) For preventing Willy from growing carrots in his backyard
(b) For cutting down two beautiful elm trees
(c) For harassment and fraud
(d) For building the bad-taste apartments

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

4. To what does Bernard attribute Biff's lack of success after the age of seventeen?
(a) Bernard simply has no idea.
(b) Bernard says people do not trust Biff to commit.
(c) Biff has never been well-liked.
(d) Biff has never trained himself for anything.

5. What advice does Willy remember Ben giving him?
(a) Go to Africa and prospect for diamonds.
(b) Get out of the cities and fight for a fortune in Alaska.
(c) Get out of the cities and buy a ranch.
(d) Open a diamond mine in Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Charley accuse Willy?

2. When was J.P. Morgan very well liked, according to Charley?

3. What offer of Charley's does Willy refuse?

4. What reason does Willy give for refusing Charley's offer?

5. How does Willy refer to Howard?

(see the answer key)

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