WorksheetsDeath of a Salesman Vocab & Plot Recall
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
mercurial
a)
capable of being accomplished
b)
dread; apprehension
c)
quick and changeable in character
2.
trepidation
a)
dread; apprehension
b)
dejected
c)
a small piece of hand luggage
3.
resigned
a)
beginning to exist or appear
b)
quit; submitted; given-up
c)
scornful
4.
accommodating
a)
helpful; obliging
b)
a youth loved by Aphrodite
c)
memories of past events
5.
crestfallen
a)
having or showing little emotion
b)
dejected; dispirited
c)
sparing of words
6.
reminiscences
a)
memories; accounts of past events
b)
fearless daring
c)
disbelieving
7.
contemptuous
a)
scornful
b)
to hint
c)
incapable of being pleased
8.
elegiacally
a)
quick and changeable in character
b)
mournful; expressing sorrow
c)
paradise of rustic simplicity
9.
insinuates
a)
to hint; to introduce oneself by subtle and artful means
b)
the power or ability to follow through with a plan or task
c)
invested with bodily nature and form
10.
implacably
a)
to rid of by scattering
b)
beginning to exist or appear
c)
incapable of being pleased, pacified, appeased
11.
incipient
a)
beginning to exist or appear
b)
dejected; dispirited
c)
invested with bodily nature and form
12.
initiative
a)
dejected
b)
the power or ability to follow through with a plan
c)
sparing of words
13.
tauntingly
a)
to challenge or deride someone scornfully or mockingly
b)
the quality of fearless daring
c)
disbelieving
14.
idyllic
a)
a paradise of rustic simplicity
b)
helpful and obliging
c)
quit
15.
incarnate
a)
invested with bodily nature and form; personified; made into flesh
b)
expressing sorrow
c)
to challenge mockingly
16.
laconic
a)
sparing of words; terse
b)
beginning to appear
c)
quick and changeable in character
17.
valise
a)
conquered
b)
a small piece of hand luggage
c)
the ability to follow through with a task
18.
stolid
a)
having or showing little emotion; passive
b)
helpful and obliging
c)
sparing of words
19.
aura
a)
beginning to exist or appear
b)
dread; apprehension
c)
a distinctive quality that personifies a person or thing
20.
dispel
a)
to rid of by scattering; drive away
b)
dejected; dispirited
c)
existing at the same time
21.
audacity
a)
the quality of fearless daring; boldness; arrogance; insolence
b)
sparing of words; terse
c)
mournful
22.
simultaneously
a)
happening or existing at the same time
b)
quick and changeable in character
c)
quit; to give up
23.
feasible
a)
capable of being carried out or accomplished
b)
a youth loved by Aphrodite
c)
helpful and obliging
24.
subdued
a)
conquered; subjugated; brought under control
b)
to hint; introduce yourself subtly
25.
incredulously
a)
dejected; dispirited
b)
the power or ability to follow through on a task
c)
disbelieving; skeptical
26.
Adonis
a)
dread; apprehension
b)
a youth loved by Aphrodite for his striking beauty
c)
A Roman god
27.
Which of the following is NOT a quote said by Willy?
a)
"Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there's nobody to live in it."
b)
"A man who can't handle tools is not a man."
c)
"I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by God I was rich."
d)
"... I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want."
28.
What product does Willy sell?
a)
sporting goods
b)
appliances
c)
vacuums
d)
Miller doesn't specify
29.
Why does young Biff come to see Willy in Boston?
a)
He suspects Willy is cheating on Linda
b)
He wants to see how well known and respected his dad really is
c)
He needs money to go to summer school
d)
He wants Willy to convince his math teacher not to flunk him
30.
Whom does Willy borrow money from to make ends meet?
a)
Howard
b)
Charley
c)
Ben
d)
Wagner
31.
What aspect of Willy's neighborhood irks him?
a)
His house is by the railroad tracks
b)
Apartment buildings are too close to his house
c)
He doesn't think his neighbors like him
d)
There are too many trees
32.
"But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid." Who says this?
a)
Biff
b)
Linda
c)
Happy
d)
Charley
33.
Biff thinks he might go talk to _____ about getting a job, but he's afraid _____ will remember that he stole a crate of basketballs.
a)
Willy Loman
b)
Howard
c)
Old Man Wagner
d)
Bill Oliver
34.
How did Willy react when he found Linda mending stockings?
a)
He was angry.
b)
He was apologetic.
c)
He began crying.
d)
He was amused.
35.
Who says, "I'm losing weight, Pop, you notice?"
a)
Happy
b)
Biff
c)
Bernard
d)
Howard
36.
Bernard grew up to be a ---
a)
lawyer
b)
salesman
c)
doctor
d)
farmer
37.
What made Biff decide to give up on life (and not go to Summer school for math)?
a)
He didn't want to go to college.
b)
He couldn't list the capitol of his own state.
c)
He caught his dad with another woman.
d)
Willy wouldn't let him.
38.
When Linda finds a _____ in the basement, she suspects that Willy is trying to kill himself.
a)
Gun
b)
Noose
c)
Hatchet
d)
Rubber hose
39.
As a man, what did Biff steal from Oliver?
a)
his life.
b)
his fountain pen.
c)
his pride.
d)
his car.
40.
Why didn't Biff have an address for three months>?
a)
His address was lost by the post office.
b)
He was in jail.
c)
He was homeless.
d)
He was out of the country.
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