What is the "Florida idea"?

Happy's idea about establishing the "Loman Line"

What does Biff do in Bill Oliver's office before leaving?

steals Bill Oliver's fountain pen

What kind of gesture does Stanley extend to Willy in the restaurant?

He slips the money Willy paid back into Willy's pocket.

How does Happy react to what Biff tells his father about what happened with Bill Oliver?

Happy urges Biff to lie until Willy forgets about it.

When Willy learns that Biff has taken a football from the locker room, what does he do?

says that Biff's coach will appreciate his initiative

Where and when is this play set?

Unnamed town near NYC, the 1940s

What does Happy want most from his father?

recognition and acknowledgement

What does Charley represent?

Hard work and discipline trump personal likeability.

What does Biff do at the end of Act One?

removes the rubber tubing from behind the water heater

Who is Miss Forsythe?

The woman with whom Happy flirts in the restaurant

What causes Bernard to say, "I've often thought ...that I knew he'd given up his life"?

Biff burning his favorite sneakers in the furnace.

What is the significance of Willy's obsession with seeds?

They represent hope and renewal.

Since Biff left high school, what has he been doing?

working in one job after another

The first major turning point in Biff's life is

discovering that his father is having an affair

What do the silk stockings symbolize in the play?

Willy's betraying (cheating on) his wife

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1
What is the "Florida idea"?
Happy's idea about establishing the "Loman Line"
Charley's suggestion that Willy should move to Florida
Linda's idea that she and Willy should retire in Florida
Ben's idea that Florida real estate is the next opportunity
2
What does Biff do in Bill Oliver's office before leaving?
takes all of Bill Oliver's business cards from his desk
intentionally spills coffee on the rug
"borrows" a gold paperweight
steals Bill Oliver's fountain pen
3
What kind of gesture does Stanley extend to Willy in the restaurant?
He walks Willy to the train.
He brings Willy a stiff drink "on the house."
He slips the money Willy paid back into Willy's pocket.
He helps Willy put on his coat.
4
How does Happy react to what Biff tells his father about what happened with Bill Oliver?
Happy agrees that his father now needs to face the facts.
Happy says he will do anything to support Biff.
Happy urges Biff to lie until Willy forgets about it.
Happy begs Biff not to reveal the truth to spare Linda.
5
When Willy learns that Biff has taken a football from the locker room, what does he do?
says that Biff's coach will appreciate his initiative
tells him that he shouldn't do such things, winking at Biff
asks why Happy isn't more like his brother
scolds Biff for risking his chance of going to college
6
Where and when is this play set?
Biff's apartment in the West, the 1960s
Wilmington, Delaware, the 1950s
Boston suburbs, the 1960s
Unnamed town near NYC, the 1940s
7
What does Happy want most from his father?
money to start his own business
recognition and acknowledgement
money for a training course in sales
approval of his girlfriend
8
How should Linda's feelings for Willy best be described?
angry
patient and loving
undeservedly worshipful
bitter and full of regret
9
What does Charley represent?
Hard work and discipline trump personal likeability.
Becoming too greedy leads to failure.
Dream big, and you will succeed.
Being glamorous and confident leads to success.
10
What does Biff do at the end of Act One?
moves Willy's suitcases out of sight
carries Willy's slippers upstairs
puts away cheese that Willy hasn't eaten
removes the rubber tubing from behind the water heater
11
Who is Miss Forsythe?
Willy's mistress
Charley's secretary
The woman with whom Happy flirts in the restaurant
Biff's girlfriend
12
Who says, "My salvation is that I never took any interest in anything"?
Happy
Biff
Ben
Charley
13
What causes Bernard to say, "I've often thought ...that I knew he'd given up his life"?
Biff going out West with no plan.
Biff flunking math.
Biff burning his favorite sneakers in the furnace.
Biff throwing his prize football in the furnace.
14
What is the significance of Willy's obsession with seeds?
He hopes to make himself healthy again.
They represent hope and renewal.
Linda has always wanted a garden.
He wants to quit his job and become a farmer.
15
At the beginning of Act Two, the audience learns that Bernard has become a(n)
lawyer
doctor
salesman
accountant
16
What is particularly sad about Willy's funeral?
It takes place in the shadow of the city that killed him.
Howard Wagner says that he could have kept Willy in NYC.
Very few people show up.
Willy's insurance policy is void because he killed himself.
17
Since Biff left high school, what has he been doing?
working for his father's business
starting a sporting goods chain
working in one job after another
selling women's stockings
18
The first major turning point in Biff's life is
his father's losing his job
discovering that his father is having an affair
his father's refusal to help him get a job
discovering that his father never wanted to be a salesman
19
What do the silk stockings symbolize in the play?
Happy's philandering ways
Willy's betraying (cheating on) his wife
Howard Wagner's wealth
Linda's loyalty and devotion
20
What is one of the symbolic motifs that Linda is often engaged in?
dusting
sweeping
mending
cooking

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