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Death of a Salesman: Famous Quotes Review
Death of a Salesman: Famous Quotes Review
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1
In the climax of Act II, who says and why: "Why am I trying to become what I don't want to be..."?
Willy trying to divorce Linda
Linda trying to divorce Willy
Happy trying to prove to Biff he's stronger
Biff trying to tell himself and Willy who he truly is
2
Who inspired Willy Loman to become a salesman?
Dave Singleman
Howard Wagner
Linda Loman
Biff Loman
3
How much money is Willy's life insurance policy worth?
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
$25,000
4
Who says: "A diamond is hard and rough to the touch"
Biff
Linda
Ben
Willy
5
Willy fails to see Singleman's human side and as an effect fails to see his own human side, blinded by business glory
False
True
6
What is the ultimate satisfaction to Willy?
To make his kids be the most hated people
To have people tear him down so Linda can buld him back up
To avenge his brother's death
To have people "remember" and "love" him
7
Since Dave Singleman was still working at age 84, what can most likely be inferred?
He was happy with his job and intended to work until death
He was experiencing financial difficulties similar to Willy
He was the most power-hungry man ever
He was the welathiest man ever
8
Willy believes "A man can't go out the way he came in" he has to "add up to something"
False
True
9
When Willy fixates on plating a garden, he metaphorically realizes he has no tangible proof of his life's work
False
True
10
Willy can't comprehend individual identity outside of being well-liked through the American Dream
True
False
11
Willy's figurative roots are in sales because Ben claims their father was a great salesman
True
False
12
What does Willy hope will happen with the money from his life insurance policy?
Biff will at last fulfill the expectations he's had for him
Happy will at last fulfill the expectations he's had for him
Linda will at last fulfill the expectations he's had for him
Charley will at last fulfill the expectations he's had for him
13
Willy eventually blossomed into Dave Singleman who he idealized
True
False
14
Willy poses the question: what could be more satisfying than being loved and remembered at old age to whom?
Linda Loman
Howard Wagner
Happy Loman
Biff Loman
15
What does Biff refusing to steal the pen symbolize?
He thinks stealing the pen would be stupid
He rejects the simple life and embraces the commercial world
His puberty
He rejects the commercial world and embraces the simple life
16
Biff being comfortable being a "dime a dozen" allows him to escape his father's delusions and align his life
False
True
17
Willy sells himself metaphorically for a diamond worth $20,000, this proves his statement to Charley saying what?
"all you have to do is act professional"
"after all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments"
"You are a failure"
"...you end up being worth more dead than alive"
18
"A diamond is hard and rough to the touch" is a part of Ben's final mantra "The jungle is dark but full of diamonds"
True
False
19
Why did Willy have to go out into the world and try his best?
Because a salesman is got to dream
Becaausea salesman has to fail
Because Willy liked planting
Because a salesman is a cool profession
20
Who says: "Nothing's planted. I don't have a thing in the ground"?
Stanley
Willy
Charley
Linda
21
Why does Willy suddenly fixate on planting a garden in his backyard?
In place of his failed career and Biff's dissipated ambition
Diamonds are a man's best friend
A last resort for happiness
Dog is a man's best friend
22
Who died the noble "death of a salesman" that Willy admires?
Dave Singleman
Charley
Howard Wagner
Biff Loman
23
What is the diamond a tangible reminder of?
Biff will always resent Willy for his insanely high standards
Material success he achieved with Ben
Happy will always resent Willy for his insanely high standards
Material success he missed with Ben he lost with his salesman job
24
Who says: "He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine...A salesman is got to dream, boy"?
Willy
Stanley
Charley
Linda
25
Because of Willy's admiration for Dave Singleman, he is obsessed with being well-liked
False
True
26
What does the fact that Willy uses gardening as a metaphor for success and failure prove?
He chose the wrong profession, and he'll never blossom into Dave Singleman
That he knows he chose the right profession
Ben was manipulative over Dave Singleman
Dave Singleman was a filthy liar and a cheating man
27
What do the seeds symbolize?
Happy's failures
Willy's best achievements
Willy's success
Willy's failures
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Biff is able to break Willy's delusions and he's freed from his expectations
True
False
