Death of a Salesman Final UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Death of a Salesman
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Death Of A Salesman
Death of a Salesman Final UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When does the opening scene take place? - CORRECT ANSWER- In the nighttime
Spring of 1949
What is the first sensory image the author creates for the reader? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Flute playing in the background - hopefu...
Death of a Salesman Final UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When does the opening scene take place? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔In the nighttime
Spring of 1949
What is the first sensory image the author creates for the reader? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Flute playing in the background - hopeful
Grass, trees and the sun's horizon - wants us to recognize something better about going back
to nature, where it is calming and natural, and away from the busy, artificial city
How does the author visually introduce the motif of enclosed versus open spaces? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Inside the house Willy feels trapped, enclosed and as if he lacks
freedom from the jagged apartment buildings surrounding him
What tone is set by the description of the opening of the play? How is this tone established? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Dark blue lighting - somber, not a happy time
Apartment buildings are jagged
Flute and dead grass are opposed - trying to have a relaxed tone
Introduces Willy's state of mind - part of his illusions and escape; nature of some of his
thoughts are in contrast to his reality
At the beginning of the action, from where is Willy returning? What is unusual about this
homecoming? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Coming from Yonkers
He is suddenly home after one day but is supposed to be selling things
What is it about Biff that upsets Willy? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Biff is 34 and
unemployed
Willy wants him to have a settled life and a job
Willy invested so much time in Biff that he is shocked that nothing has come of him
, Why does Linda think Biff has returned home? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He is lost and
wants to find himself
How long has Biff not been home? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Longer than 10 years
What is suggested by the way Linda talks about the boys getting ready for their date? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔She reminisces about the days when things were better in the
house
She was nostalgic when she saw them shaving together
Wants to live in the past
What did Willy ask Biff that morning that Biff took as criticism? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Willy asked how much money Biff was making/if he was making any money
Suggests that his values and priorities are off
Doesn't ask about internal happiness
Willy determines that success is how much money you make
What problems in Willy's life are we introduced to in this first scene? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔He is increasing stress for his commute at work
Argues with Biff
Apartment situation
Reminisces about the good old days
Stress from sales trips
Ability to ask for a spot in the New York office
What is the probable significance of Biff's homecoming to the plot? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔It causes everyone in the play to face their problems
Catalyst for conflict
Why has Biff come home? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He feels like he has been wasting his
time
Realizes he needs to make himself new
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