Toward the end of Act 2, Willy envisions his future funeral. He believes that:

many people will attend and show Biff how important he was

What did Willy want from his boss, Howard?

to work in New York on the sales floor

What does Howard (Willy's boss) end up deciding?

to fire Willy from his salesman's job

How does Act 2 of Death of a Salesman begin?

Willy Loman is happy and excited while eating breakfast

What happens when Biff, Happy, and Willy meet at the restaurant?

Biff tries explaining why he didn't get money from Oliver

How do Loman family members make Willy feel better about his failures?

They lie to Willy about their plans and successes

Why do you think name brands, like Hastings and Studebaker, are important to the play?

because Willy is dying to have his own name recognized

What's wrong with Ben's advice to Willy and the Loman family?

It's meaningless 'cuz he doesn't reveal HOW to be successful

"I walked into the jungle when I was 17. When I came out again... I was rich!"

Ben repeats this statement throughout Act 2

"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit!" This means:

You can't take a man's best and then throw him away

How is Happy LEAST like his father?

He talks a lot about exercising and losing weight

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Death of a Salesman, Act 2

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Plot developments and literary devices from Act 2 of Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman

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1
Toward the end of Act 2, Willy envisions his future funeral. He believes that:
no one at all will show up because he's a loser
many people will attend and show Biff how important he was
Red Grange will attend the funeral and give the eulogy
"the woman" will come and make Linda and Biff feel nervous
2
What did Willy want from his boss, Howard?
to work in New York on the sales floor
to travel West instead of to New England
to borrow the tape recorder
to borrow money so that Biff could start his own business
3
What does Howard (Willy's boss) end up deciding?
to cut Willy's annual salary
to fire Willy from his salesman's job
to buy Willy a new car
to allow Willy to work out of the New York office
4
How does Act 2 of Death of a Salesman begin?
Happy Loman happily reads the morning newspaper
Willy Loman is angry while eating breakfast
Willy Loman is on the road in New Jersey
Willy Loman is happy and excited while eating breakfast
5
What happens when Biff, Happy, and Willy meet at the restaurant?
Biff says that he plans to play football for the N.Y. Giants
They order dinner and make small talk
Biff breaks down and cries in Willy's arms
Biff tries explaining why he didn't get money from Oliver
6
How do Loman family members make Willy feel better about his failures?
They constantly talk about "the woman"
They lie to Willy about their plans and successes
They give Willy candy (M&Ms are his favorite!)
They call a doctor to examine Willy
7
Why do you think name brands, like Hastings and Studebaker, are important to the play?
because author Arthur Miller loved Big Business
because the Illuminati demanded free advertising in the play
because Willy is dying to have his own name recognized
because Arthur Miller wanted to make the play more boring
8
What's wrong with Ben's advice to Willy and the Loman family?
It's meaningless 'cuz New York has no jungles
It's meaningless 'cuz he doesn't reveal HOW to be successful
Ben purposely gives his own family bad advice to hurt them
Ben is poor, so any advice he gives is worthless
9
As Biff grows up, which negative trait does Willy encourage in Biff?
smoking
cheating on women
stealing
eating spicy foods that cause heartburn
10
"I walked into the jungle when I was 17. When I came out again... I was rich!"
Linda repeats this statement throughout Act 2
Ben repeats this statement throughout Act 2
Charley repeats this statement throughout Act 2
Willy makes this statement only once in Act 2
11
"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit!" This means:
You should eat the orange peel first, not the fruit
You shouldn't literally eat human flesh
The quote has no meaning because Willy is insane
You can't take a man's best and then throw him away
12
How is Happy LEAST like his father?
He is romantic with more than one woman
He believes he can achieve greatness in business
He thinks he's more important than he really is
He talks a lot about exercising and losing weight

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