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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 150-172.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Willy, what has left him unsettled and "temporary?"
(a) Worrying about the mortgage
(b) Not being happy with Linda
(c) The wanderings around the countryside when he was a child
(d) He never had a chance to get close to his father.

2. ___________ says "And, by God, I was rich."
(a) Ben Loman
(b) Bill Oliver
(c) Willy Loman
(d) Ketchikan

3. How did Ben and Willy's father support his family financially as they traveled?
(a) By selling agricultural machinery he had invented
(b) By giving flute concerts in every town they visited
(c) By selling the flutes he had made
(d) By working in bars

4. What ultimatum does Linda serve to her sons?
(a) Either help out financially or stay away.
(b) Either pay respect to their father or do not visit.
(c) Either they clean up their rooms or they will not be welcome again.
(d) Pay respect to their father or she will not talk to them.

5. What is it that Happy says he has always wanted?
(a) To become the merchandise manager and have his own apartment
(b) To be like his father
(c) To build a house on Long Island near his friend the merchandise manager
(d) To have his own apartment, a car and plenty of women

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Biff plan to visit Bill Oliver?

2. Who is Willy's employer?

3. How does Willy obtain the materials for the stoop he adds to his house?

4. What does Linda suggest is "not nice?"

5. What sort of cheese does Willy prefer?

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