Death of a Salesman - ACT 1 Exam Flashcards
What does Happy tell Biff that he does in order to climb the corporate ladder?
Take bribes
Has Biff been angry with Willy for a long time?
YES
What is being ‘well-liked” a predictor of in the Loman house hold, according to Happy?
Success
What does Biff want to buy when he plans to ask Bill Oliver for a substantial loan?
A ranch
Is Ben dead?
YES
Do Biff and Happy idolize their father?
NO
Is Willy a great salesman?
NO
How does willy feel about Ben?
Iodizes him
Does Willy ask Charley for a job?
NO
Have the Lomans neighborhood become crowded?
YES
Does the Lohman family have a lot of money?
NO
What does Linda ssume happened when Willy return home unexpectedly at the beginning of Act 1?
He wrecked the car again
Did Willy try to kill himself?
YES
Did Bernard sabotage the Loman body’s grades in school?
NO
Who is the nurturing matriarch of the Loman family?
Linda Loman
Who is Will’s wealthy older brother?
Ben
Who is the neighbor’s son - an important, successful lawyer though Willy used to mock him for studying so hard in school?
Bernard
Who is Willy’s next door neighbor and a successful business owner?
Charley
Who is the oldest Loman son, a former football star and ladies man. He never graduated from high school and has a habit of stealing which gets him fired from his jobs?
Biff Loman
Who is Willy’s mistress when Happy and Biff were in high school?
The woman
Who is an insecure, self deluded traveling salesman?
Willy Loman
Who is the younger Loman so - he uses women and works to overcompensate for his insecurities?
Happy Loman
Does Linda enable Willy’s self delusions?
YES
Who is the glue that holds the Loman family together?
Linda
