Act II & Requiem Death of a Salesman

Why is Linda happy when speaking with Biff at the beginning of Act 2?

• Howard has promised Willy a promotion
• Howard has promised Willy a job in New York
• They are about to pay off their 25 year mortgage
• She thinks Willy removed the rubber pipe from the water heater

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What is Howard doing when Willy first goes in to speak with him?

• Looking over Willy's sales numbers
• Playing with a wire/tape recorder

• Speaking to a New England business owner on the phone
• Interviewing a new salesman

What does Willy claim to have done for Howard?

• He changed his diapers when Howard was a baby

• He helped Howard become president of the company

• He named Howard as a newborn

• He helped Howard pass math class

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Why is Bernard traveling to Washington D.C.?

• To play tennis with a friend
• To start a new sporting goods business
• To argue a case in front of the Supreme Court
• To speak with the POTUS about some important issue

Why does Willy ask for more money from Charley?

• He recently had the engine repaired on the Studebaker
• His Hastings refrigerator just broke again
• He needs to make a payment on his life insurance policy
• He needs to put a new roof on the house

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What did Biff steal out of Bill Oliver's office?

• Oliver's fountain pen
• Oliver's stapler
• Oliver's watch
• Oliver's basketballs

Biff lies to Willy about his meeting with Bill Oliver by claiming . . .

• He's going to have lunch with Oliver tomorrow
• He never took the fountain pen
• He never took the basketballs
• Oliver offered him $20,000

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To the girls at the steakhouse, Biff describes his father as _____, but Happy describes him as _____.

• some guy; a prince
• a hero; a coward
• a coward; a hero
• a prince; some guy

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Why does young Biff come to see Willy in Boston?

• He suspects Willy is cheating on Linda
• He wants to see how well known and respected his dad really is
• He needs money to go to summer school
• He wants Willy to convince his math teacher not to flunk him

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Where does Willy want to go after recovering from his fit at the steakhouse?

• Home
• The seed store
• The grocery store
• Howard's office