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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Pages 193-212.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Woman retreat to in the Boston hotel?
(a) The washroom
(b) The pool-room
(c) The salon
(d) The ladies' bar

2. In what way does Willy contradict himself in this opening scene?
(a) He boasts about his sales, then says he's a hopeless salesman.
(b) He first says that Biff is not lazy, then calls him "a lazy bum."
(c) Willy first describes Biff as "a lazy bum," then a few seconds later says "Biff--he's not lazy."
(d) He first asks Linda for a sandwich, then says he'll just drink some milk.

3. When was J.P. Morgan very well liked, according to Charley?
(a) When he visited the butcher.
(b) When he built a railroad.
(c) When he had his pockets on.
(d) When he was in the turkish bath.

4. According to Willy, what has left him unsettled and "temporary?"
(a) He never had a chance to get close to his father.
(b) Not being happy with Linda
(c) The wanderings around the countryside when he was a child
(d) Worrying about the mortgage

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Happy want served at the restaurant?

2. From where did Biff leave to travel to Boston to find his father?

3. Of what does Charley accuse Willy?

4. What size stockings does the woman demand?

5. What is it that Linda almost forgets to tell Willy?

(see the answer key)

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