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WorksheetsDeath of a Salesman: Full play
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What is the first thing Willy says to Ben when he enters?
For a second there you reminded me of my brother Ben.
I'm getting awfully tired, Ben.
I remember you walking away down some open road.
That's just the way I'm bringing them up, Ben - rugged, well-liked, all-around.
Which one is FALSE about Ben?
He died a few weeks ago in Africa.
Ben stayed in touch with Willy while he was away.
Ben encouraged Willy to go to Alaska with him to get rich.
Ben didn't know his mother had died until Willy told him.
Ben and Willy treat each other very differently.
Which of these is NOT a way you can contrast them?
Formal and informal greetings e.g. 'So you're William' v. 'Ben! I've been waiting for you so long!'
Speaks in questions and exclamations v. speaks in statements
Has little time for Willy v. Makes time for Ben and puts him on a pedestal
One approves of their father v. the other disapproves of their father
What does Willy want Linda to stop mending?
her clothes
her stockings
his work pants
When Willy and Howard are talking in his office, what is Howard more concerned with doing than talking to Willy?
listening to his tape recorder
working on paperwork
answering phone calls
What is the outcome of Willy and Howard's talk?
Howard gives Willy a desk job.
Willy is promoted.
Willy loses his job.
Why does Willy not go to Alaska with Ben?
He can't leave his job.
Linda doesn't want him to.
The boys need more attention.
What is Bernard's profession?
He's a doctor.
He's a salesman.
He's a lawyer.
What does Bernard say was the turning point for Biff in high school?
When Biff didn't make the football team.
When Biff went to visit Willy in New England.
When Biff started stealing.
How does Charlie try to help Willy?
He offers to help Willy talk to Howard.
He offers Willy a job.
He tries to help Willy take out a loan.
What lie does Hapy tell Stanley about Biff?
Biff is the quarterback for the New York Giants.
Biff is his long-lost brother.
Biff is a big cattle man.
Biff is an oil baron.
What lie does Happy tell Miss Forsythe about Biff?
Biff is the quarterback for the New York Giants.
Biff is his long-lost brother.
Biff is a big cattle man.
Biff is an oil baron
What lie does Happy tell Miss Forsythe about himself?
He owns a chain of sporting goods stores.
He sells champagne.
He is a professional football player.
He is married.
What does Biff realize while he waits to see Bill Oliver?
Happy, not Biff, worked for Bill Oliver.
Bill Oliver fired him from his first job.
He only worked in the mail room of Bill Oliver's company.
He only worked as a shipping clerk at Bill Oliver's company.
What does Biff do when he visits Bill Oliver's office?
He accidentally turns on Bill Oliver's recorder.
He does not recognize Bill Oliver.
He gets into a fight with Bill Oliver.
He steals Bill Oliver's pen.
Why did Biff visit Willy in Boston?
Biff wanted to discuss his math grade with Willy.
Biff wanted to tell Willy about his football scholarship.
Biff wanted Willy to help him study for a math test.
Bif thought that Willy was having an affair.
What mainly contributed to Biff's academic issues?
He didn't understand the material.
He didn't think he needed math to graduate high school.
He didn't think that math was required for college.
He did not regularly attend class.
What does this quote show? "I’m vital in New England"
How valuable Willy is to the Wagner company.
Linda's plan to move to a new state.
Biff's disillusionment with New York.
Willy's delusional sense of importance.
Who says it? "His exhaustion is apparent. He…lets his burden down"
Stage direction
Linda
Biff
Bernard
What object symbolises Willy's failures as a husband?
The fridge.
Length of rubber hose.
Stockings.
Vegetable seeds.
"The woods are ... "
(a)
"A man is not a piece of ... "
(a)
"Jungle is dark but full of ..."
Money
Trees
Beasts
Diamonds
Who says it? "He had a good dream. It’s the only dream you can have."
Biff
Linda
Happy
Charley
"He’s way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a ... "
Shoeshine
Aeroplane
Jet-ski
Handshake
What is the final word spoken in the play?
Dream
Free
Remember
Willy
‘…we see a solid vault of apartment houses around the small, fragile-seeming home.’
Introduces the idea of the house as family and dominated by the aurrounding apartment blocks.
Introduces the theme of the fragility of dreams
Provides a juxtaposition to the rural spaces referred to in the opening line of the stage directions.
Tells us that the family is wealthy.
To Willy, New England was a place of success and opportunity although, in reality, he could barely make a living there.
True
False
Many of Willy's co-workers attend his funeral, just as he thought they would.
True
False
The mortgage remains unpaid even after Willy’s death.
True
False
The payment on the refrigerator and other time payments symbolize the slow pain that is the tragedy of middle and lower-income America.
True
False
Out of shame, Willy was always excessively nice to Linda after his affair.
True
False
Why did Willy believe his sons would be more successful than Bernard?
Bernard is liked but not well-liked.
Biff and Happy have better grades.
Bernard’s father, Charley, was a bad businessman.
Biff got into a better college
In the first scene, what absurd question does Linda ask Willie when he gets home?
How could he make any money?
"You didn't smash the car, did you?"
Is there any cheese?
How can he find himself on a farm?
What phrase best describes the relationship young Biff and Happy had with Willy, according to the flashback.
They were disrespectful and ungrateful.
They resented him for giving them bad advice.
They idolized and respected him.
They are embarrassed by his behavior.
Why is it significant that Willy gets upset about Linda mending her own stockings? (There are 2 correct answers.)
He feels guilty for buying The Woman a pair of stockings.
He feels pressured to do more things around the house for Linda because of his affair. with The Woman.
Linda and Willy don't have enough money to buy a sewing kit.
As the man of the family, Willy feels responsible for their financial struggles.
Why does Willy think it's okay that Biff did not study for or pass his Regents' test?
Biff is built like Adonises.
Biff has scholarships to 3 different universities for football.
Biff is excited to go to Boston with his dad.
Biff is going to be successful in the business world.
In the first part of the play, Willie has a memory - a flashback to when his boys were in high school. What did Willie teach his boys about being successful in the business world?
Studying hard and taking school seriously will help you succeed in the business world.
Being the best football player will help you succeed in the business world.
Being handsome and well-liked is important in the business world.
Being assertive and a hard worker will help you succeed in the business world.
According to Willy, only low-class workers made a living with their hands.
True
False
At the beginning of ACT 2, how does Willy express a new optimism?
He says he will buy a new blue suit.
He says he will talk to Bill Oliver.
He says he will get the boys to help him plant some seeds.
He says he would like to buy some seeds.
How does Happy advise his brother to deal with the Bill Oliver matter?
He urges Biff to lie to Willy and pretend Bill Oliver is considering the matter.
He urges Biff to pretend Bill Oliver has offered the money unconditionally.
He urges Biff to return the fountain pen anonymously.
He advises Biff to go back and try again in a week.
What is the guaranteed proposition Willy refers to as he "speaks" to Ben?
The payout on Ben's life insurance.
His superannuation payout
The payout on Willy's life insurance
The value of the mortgage
What sound can be heard behind Linda's last speech?
Verdi's Requiem
A harmonica.
Mozart's Requiem
A flute.
Why does Biff want to confront his father at the Chop House?
He is upset that Willy filled him with false ideas about himself.
He is mad about the affair.
He is tired of Willy not providing for the family.
He blames Willy for flunking math.
Why does Willy visit Charley's office in Act II?
to ask Bernard for help
to ask for a job
to borrow money for insurance
to tell him that they are moving
What does Linda tell Willy at his grave?
They are "free" since she paid off the house.
That she will never forgive him.
That he was a fake his whole life.
That she respects his choice.
What does Bernard ask Willy that upsets him during Act 2?
Are you well-liked?
Why are you such an anemic?
Can I have a loan?
What happened in Boston?
Which words best describe the character Linda Loman? (Choose one answer.)
relaxed and carefree
devoted and patient
insecure and pessimistic
silly and sarcastic
Why did Willy come home instead of going to New England?
He got a call from his wife.
He kept running off the road.
He was afraid he would run out of money.
He'd been promised a place in the home office.
