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Trivia: Death Of A Salesman
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1. Which is not a sign of the Loman sons' arrested adolescence?
African diamond mines
Both men rely on their mother for meals and for laundry
An impersonal corporate mentality
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
2. For what does Linda criticize Happy?
Miller doesn't specify
Philandering
Bernard is 'liked - but not well liked.'
Charley
3. Where did Ben end up when he went looking for his father?
Both men rely on their mother for meals and for laundry
He was in jail
Africa
It is a state exam - and Bernard could be arrested
4. What did Biff steal from Bill Oliver's store when he was a boy?
It is a state exam - and Bernard could be arrested
A seed store
Both men rely on their mother for meals and for laundry
A crate of basketballs
5. What does Willy promise the woman in the hotel room?
Stockings
Charley
Math
Lobsters
6. What object does Howard have in his office that frightens Willy?
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
Biff never trains properly for his games
Yonkers
Wire recorder
7. On what day of the week does Willy die?
Shipping clerk
A seed store
He is a human being - and 'attention must be paid.'
Tuesday
8. For what region is Willy responsible in his sales?
Boston
Miller doesn't specify
Stanley
New England
9. Where did Ben become rich?
African diamond mines
An impersonal corporate mentality
Shipping clerk
Biff never trains properly for his games
10. Where did Ben become rich?
Tuesday
Miller doesn't specify
African diamond mines
$50
11. Where does Biff find Willy with The Woman?
Alaska
His shoulder pads
Shipping clerk
Boston
12. What causes the rift between Biff and Willy Loman?
Bernard is 'liked - but not well liked.'
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
His shoulder pads
His wire recorder
13. What is Happy's real name?
Harold
In a store
A seed store
Shipping clerk
14. Why does Linda believe that her sons should treat Willy kindly?
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15. What did Willy's father sell?
He was in jail
African diamond mines
Biff never trains properly for his games
Flutes
16. What does Howard Wagner represent?
An impersonal corporate mentality
Biff
His wire recorder
He refuses to go to summer school to pass math
17. What is the name of Charley's secretary?
Brooklyn
Charley
Jenny
Wire recorder
18. 'A man is not a bird to come and go with the springtime.'Which character makes this statement?
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
Linda
Brooklyn
Africa
19. What does Biff allow Bernard to carry to the Ebbets Field game?
New England
His shoulder pads
Stanley
Stockings
20. Why does the woman choose Willy Loman?
His sense of humor
84
Obedient
Bernard is 'liked - but not well liked.'
21. Where does Biff find Willy with The Woman?
32
Boston
32
Obedient
22. Which character states 'nobody dast blame this man?'
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
$50
Charley
A pen
23. Where did Willy's father go after he abandoned his family?
Africa
Alaska
$50
He was in jail
24. What was Biff's position at Bill Oliver's store when he was a boy?
Charley
Shipping clerk
African diamond mines
Boston
25. What causes the rift between Biff and Willy Loman?
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
Stanley
His wire recorder
Jenny
26. According to Happy - which character is a 'poet and idealist?'
Biff
Harold
Stanley
Biff never trains properly for his games
27. Why does Bernard not help Biff cheat on the Regents exam?
It is a state exam - and Bernard could be arrested
Brooklyn
Bernard is 'liked - but not well liked.'
New England
28. What was Biff doing in the West before the play begins?
Working on a farm
It is a state exam - and Bernard could be arrested
Harold
Boston
29. What does Happy order from Stanley at the restaurant?
84
Biff finds that Willy is having an affair
Jail cells
Lobsters
30. What does Happy order from Stanley at the restaurant?
Stanley
Lobsters
Obedient
Yonkers
31. On what day of the week does Willy die?
Bernard is 'liked - but not well liked.'
It is a state exam - and Bernard could be arrested
Alaska
Tuesday
32. What was Willy Loman's father's profession?
Inventor
Charley
A seed store
Frank's Chop House
33. Why is Happy Loman perhaps less self-assured than Biff?
Linda
A pen
Happy has never risked failure
Obedient
34. 'Fearless creatures' populate which place - according to Charley?
Jail cells
Both men rely on their mother for meals and for laundry
Africa
His wire recorder
35. Which is not a sign of the Loman sons' arrested adolescence?
Boston
Wire recorder
Both men rely on their mother for meals and for laundry
Philandering
36. How old was Dave Singleman when he died?
Lobsters
Bernard is 'liked - but not well liked.'
84
He was in jail
37. What is the name of the restaurant where Happy and Biff take Willy?
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38. What is the name of the restaurant where Happy and Biff take Willy?
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39. Why is Happy Loman perhaps less self-assured than Biff?
Harold
Happy has never risked failure
Shipping clerk
New England
40. Where did Ben end up when he went looking for his father?
Charley
$50
Africa
Working on a farm
41. How much money does Charley usually give Willy each week?
A pen
$50
He was in jail
Philandering
42. What object does Howard have in his office that frightens Willy?
Wire recorder
Tuesday
African diamond mines
Charley
43. What does Biff steal from Bill Oliver's office as an adult?
His wire recorder
A pen
Stanley
African diamond mines
44. Which character does not symbolize a type of success that Willy never achieves?
$50
Stockings
Alaska
Stanley
45. How long has Willy worked for his sales firm?
Africa
Shipping clerk
A pen
Between thirty-four and thirty-six years
46. What subject did Biff fail in high school?
32
Math
His shoulder pads
Shipping clerk
47. What does Howard show Willy in his office?
84
Frank's Chop House
His wire recorder
A pen
48. Why does Biff not go to college?
He refuses to go to summer school to pass math
Math
32
Biff never trains properly for his games
49. What is Bernard's adult occupation?
Lawyer
84
He refuses to go to summer school to pass math
Wire recorder
50. 'A man is not a bird to come and go with the springtime.'Which character makes this statement?
A pen
Linda
Between thirty-four and thirty-six years
His sense of humor