Death of a Salesman - ACT 1 Exam

Question 1

What does Happy tell Biff that he does in order to climb the corporate ladder?

Answer 1

Take bribes

Question 2

Has Biff been angry with Willy for a long time?

Answer 2

YES

Question 3

What is being ‘well-liked” a predictor of in the Loman house hold, according to Happy?

Answer 3

Success

Question 4

What does Biff want to buy when he plans to ask Bill Oliver for a substantial loan?

Answer 4

A ranch

Question 5

Is Ben dead?

Answer 5

YES

Question 6

Do Biff and Happy idolize their father?

Answer 6

NO

Question 7

Is Willy a great salesman?

Answer 7

NO

Question 8

How does willy feel about Ben?

Answer 8

Iodizes him

Question 9

Does Willy ask Charley for a job?

Answer 9

NO

Question 10

Have the Lomans neighborhood become crowded?

Answer 10

YES

Question 11

Does the Lohman family have a lot of money?

Answer 11

NO

Question 12

What does Linda ssume happened when Willy return home unexpectedly at the beginning of Act 1?

Answer 12

He wrecked the car again

Question 13

Did Willy try to kill himself?

Answer 13

YES

Question 14

Did Bernard sabotage the Loman body’s grades in school?

Answer 14

NO

Question 15

Who is the nurturing matriarch of the Loman family?

Answer 15

Linda Loman

Question 16

Who is Will’s wealthy older brother?

Answer 16

Ben

Question 17

Who is the neighbor’s son - an important, successful lawyer though Willy used to mock him for studying so hard in school?

Answer 17

Bernard

Question 18

Who is Willy’s next door neighbor and a successful business owner?

Answer 18

Charley

Question 19

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?

Answer 19

Biff Loman

Question 20

Who is Willy’s mistress when Happy and Biff were in high school?

Answer 20

The woman

Question 21

Who is an insecure, self deluded traveling salesman?

Answer 21

Willy Loman

Question 22

Who is the younger Loman so - he uses women and works to overcompensate for his insecurities?

Answer 22

Happy Loman

Question 23

Does Linda enable Willy’s self delusions?

Answer 23

YES

Question 24

Who is the glue that holds the Loman family together?

Answer 24

Linda