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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Pages 212-220.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Biff accuse Happy of telling?
(a) That he is office manager.
(b) That he is head of sales.
(c) That he is getting married.
(d) That he is an assistant buyer.

2. Why does Linda stop picking up the flowers from the floor?
(a) Happy picks up the flowers for her.
(b) Her back is painful.
(c) She refuses anymore to act as a maid for her sons.
(d) There are no more flowers to pick up.

3. What does Linda think is best?
(a) For Happy to leave
(b) For Biff to leave
(c) For Willy to have supper
(d) For Happy to clear away the garden tools

4. At the beginning of Act Two, how does Willy express a new optimism?
(a) He says he will buy a new blue suit.
(b) He says he would like to buy some seeds.
(c) He says he will get the boys to help him plant some seeds.
(d) He says he will talk to Bill Oliver.

5. What is the outcome of Willy's visit to Howard?
(a) Willy loses his temper and resigns.
(b) Willy is fired.
(c) Willy is given the desk job that he wants.
(d) Howard tells Willy he must work in Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Willy believe Howard made to him during the Christmas party?

2. What statement of Ben's summarizes his business ethics?

3. What uncomfortable truth does Biff expose?

4. What is Happy's reaction to the news that his father has been attempting suicide?

5. What distance does Willy measure between the rows?

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