Death of a Salesman Comprehension Check (Act 1)

Willy is home early from his sales trip because

• He crashed his car

• He found all his clients went with another salesman

• He couldn't keep his car on the road

• He wasn't home early.

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Biff and Happy are both successful and pleased with their lives

• False

• True

Willy is best described as

• A supportive, patient wife and mother.

• The main character of the story; a tired salesman who is feeling defeated by the society in which he lives.

• A once promising athlete who has spent most of his adult life working odd jobs out West.

• A successful business owner with two promising, smart sons.

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Linda is best described as

• A supportive, patient mother and wife.

• The woman whom Willy was having an affair with in Boston.

• Biff and Happy's aunt

• The teacher who is failing Biff for the year in math

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Biff is best described as

• A once promising athlete who has spent most of his adult life working on farms out West

• A successful business man who feels incomplete because he has never been in a meaningful relationship

• The nerd from high school who turned out to be successful and rich

• An exhausted salesman who is struggling with his mental health.

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Happy is best described as

• A successful business man who feels incomplete because he has never been in a meaningful relationship

• A once promising athlete who has spent most of his adult life working on farms out West

• The nerd from high school who went on to become successful and rich

• A brave adventurer who journeyed into the jungle at 17 and emerged four years later a rich man

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Death of a Salesman was written by

• Arthur Miller

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Ernest Hemingway

• Mark Twain

Which statement is most accurate concerning Biff and Happy?

• In different ways both are deeply unhappy with their lot in life

• Happy, the younger of the two, listened to Willy's advice and became successful, while the older Biff did not.

• Biff seems settled as a ranch hand because he loves the outdoors, while Happy finds the business world too competitive

• Both sons. despite being unsettled, remain steadfastly devoted to helping their parents as a time when they need the most help

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Who is more of a ladies' man: Biff or Happy?

• Biff
• Happy

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In his younger years, Biff had been a great...

• basketball player
• wrestler
• football player
• swimmer

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