Death of a Salesman

Which of the following is NOT a quote said by Willy?

• "Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there's nobody to live in it."
• "A man who can't handle tools is not a man."
• "I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by God I was rich."
• "... I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What product does Willy sell?

• sporting goods
• appliances
• vacuums
• Miller doesn't specify

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Which of the following thematic issues are NOT juxtaposed in Death of a Salesman?

• Success and Failure
• Masculine and Feminine Gender Roles
• Self-Identity and Reality
• Good and Evil

Ben went into the jungle and came out rich. What do the jungle and diamonds symbolise for Willy?

• That his family abandoned him
• Material wealth and success
• Capitalism
• Greed

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Willy's flashbacks, memories and thoughts are an example of which?

• A Simile 
• Thematic Scenary
• Symbolism
• Stream of consciousness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Who says the following line:
"You can't eat the orange and throw away the peel away."

• Linda
• Biff
• Happy
• Willy

In the play, what do stockings symbolise?

• Biff and Happy's attitudes towards women
• Happy's relationship with prostitutes
• Willy's affair and betrayal
• That Linda doesn't have her own job

What does Willy claim to have done for Howard?

• Changed his diapers when Howard was a baby
• Helped Howard become president of the company
• Named Howard as a newborn
• Helped Howard pass math class

What happened to Biff in the game at Ebbets Field?

• Biff broke through for a touchdown
• Biff seriously injured his thowing arm
• Biff came back as the captain of the All-Scholastic Championship Team
• It's unclear, but whatever it was, it wasn't good

Biff lies to Willy about his meeting with Bill Oliver by claiming . . .

• He's going to have lunch with Oliver tomorrow
• He never took the fountain pen
• He never took the basketballs
• Oliver offered him $20,000