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Arthur Miller

Death of a Salesman

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1949

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1. In what way does the Loman family distort the American Dream?

A) They believe the Dream is based on hard work.

B) They believe the Dream is based on personality.

C) They believe the Dream is based on wealth.

D) They believe the Dream is based on family happiness.

2. What style choice does Miller use to emphasize Willy’s mental state?

A) Portraying fathers and sons

B) Mixing past and present

C) Presenting few women

D) Introducing physical conflict

3. What is Happy’s chief complaint?

A) Loneliness

B) Poverty

C) Theft

D) Betrayal

4. Why is Biff angry with Willy?

A) Missing football games

B) Pressuring him about college

C) Family betrayal

D) Mistreating Happy

5. In what way does the Loman house mirror the collapse of the American Dream?

A) It needs repair.

B) The bank is foreclosing.

C) It is for sale.

D) Construction crowds it.

6. What works against Willy’s attempt to remember the past as idyllic?

A) Happy’s sinful lifestyle

B) Biff’s return from the West

C) The present results of past failures

D) The inability to get a new job route

7. On whose shoulders does Willy displace his disappointment over his failure to achieve the American Dream?

A) Happy

B) Biff

C) Linda

D) The Woman

8. Why is Willy obsessed with being well-liked?

A) It would justify making little money.

B) He equates it with success.

C) It would gain respect from his children.

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