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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 sound is heard before the curtain rises?
(a) Fiddle music reminiscent of the countryside
(b) Bagpipes playing a highland lament
(c) A melody played on a flute.
(d) Stage hands moving sets about

2. What implement is Willy using?
(a) A hoe
(b) A spade
(c) A rake
(d) An adze

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

4. How does Willy explain the Woman's presence to Biff?
(a) He says she is a buyer for J. H. Simmons who is running away from a violent husband.
(b) He says she is a visiting executive who has been accidentally locked out of her room.
(c) He says she is a buyer for Westinghouse and has lost her car keys.
(d) He says she is a buyer for J. H. Simmons and her room is being painted.

5. What promise does Willy believe Howard made to him during the Christmas party?
(a) That he would try to find a job for him in town.
(b) That Willy will receive a substantial pay rise.
(c) That he will let Willy head up a new branch in Yonkers.
(d) That he would pay Willy a bonus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Biff whistling in the elevator?

2. What surrounds the Salesman's house?

3. Why does Stanley tell off the other waiter?

4. What is it that Happy says he has always wanted?

5. Why won't Willy shake hands with Biff?

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