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

2. Why does Willy admire Dave Singleman?
(a) He brokers a sponsorship deal with the Yankees.
(b) Even at the age of eighty-four, he is a successful salesman.
(c) He travels in the smoking car and has green velvet slippers.
(d) He keeps his high sales figures until well into his nineties.

3. What important admission does Willy make to Charley?
(a) That Happy is about to be married.
(b) That Charley is the only friend he has.
(c) That Biff discovered a secret in Boston.
(d) That he has stolen Howard's fountain pen.

4. How did Ben and Willy's father support his family financially as they traveled?
(a) By working in bars
(b) By selling the flutes he had made
(c) By selling agricultural machinery he had invented
(d) By giving flute concerts in every town they visited

5. What does Howard say about his new wire recorder?
(a) It will be the communicatioin tool of the future.
(b) He thinks it represents a new product that Willy might sell.
(c) It is the most fascinating relaxation he has ever found.
(d) It will soon be outdated and he regrets buying it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Willy call Charley "disgusting?"

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

3. At what time does Happy give Linda some money?

4. What did the insurance inspector tell Linda?

5. Who is Bill Oliver?

(see the answer key)

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