Section 4 Study Session

What does Biff mean when he says "I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been! We've been talking in a dream for fifteen years."

• He understands that he's not as special as his father would have him believe.
• He realizes he doesn't actually want to be a rancher in the West.
• He realizes his family is much more wealthy and popular than he previously knew.
• He understands that the true measure of success is money.

Why does Biff visit Willy in Boston?

• He missed Willy.
• He wanted Willy to give him some money.
• He wants Willy to talk to his teacher to help him pass high school. 
• He wants to become a salesman like Willy.

Which of Willy's qualities does Happy display?

• He lies about how much money he makes.
• He cheats on his wife.
• He talks to himself due to flashbacks.
• He is unable to the toughness of his life/ the reality of his situation.

What lies does Happy tell Stanley and Miss Forsythe about Biff?

• He told Stanley Biff was a big cattle man.
  He told Miss Forsythe Biff was the quarterback for the Giants.
• He told Stanley and Miss Forsythe that Biff sold champagne.
• He told Stanley that he was a cattle man and Miss Forsythe that he was a champagne salesman.
• None of the above

What role did Willy play in Biff's unwillingness to take math again so he flunked out of high school?

• Willy yelled at the teacher, who got angry and refused to let Biff take summer school.
• Willy got angry with Biff and told him to fix his own problems.
• Willy tried to sweet-talk Mr. Birnbaum, but Mr. Birnbaum wouldn't budge.
• Biff realized Willy wasn't as great of a man as he once thought and understood his hero had fallen.

What did Biff do as he left Bill Oliver's office that helped him realize his true nature?

• He took his shirt off as a symbol of freedom.
• He stole Bill Oliver's fountain pen.
• He yelled aloud as an act of rebellion.
• He decided he was going to work hard to become a successful businessman.

What does Biff realize about his job with Bill Oliver?

• He had a very prestigious job with Bill Oliver.
• His job with Bill Oliver's company was not as prestigious as he thought.
• He never got paid by Bill Oliver.
• He didn't every actually work for Bill Oliver.

How do Biff and Happy differ in how they treat Willy at the chop house?

• Biff wants to abandon Willy, but Happy doesn't.
• Biff tells Willy how he wants to go back out West, and Happy says he'll provide for Willy.
• Biff wants to help Willy, but Happy pretends as though he doesn't know who Willy is.
• Biff and Happy treat Willy the same way.

Why does Biff got to Willy to discuss his math issue?

• He thinks Willy can pay off Mr. Birnbaum to get him to pass. 
• He thinks Willy will be able to help him study.
• He thinks Willy will persuade/impress Mr. Birnbaum into getting him to pass.
• He is so confused and scared that he goes to his dad, despite being angry with him.

Why does Willy seem obsessed with planting a garden?

• He wants to leave some tangible impact on the world to prove he's a success before he kills himself.
• He wants to provide food for his family.
• He wants to prove to Ben he's a success.
• He wants to prove to Charley he's a success.