Why is Willy home? Why is Linda alarmed that he's home?
Willy is home because he felt he was going to crash because he couldn't concentrate on the road. Linda is alarmed because last time he came home early he actually crashed and she was scared it happened again.
Why is Willy annoyed at Bi...
Death of a Salesman exam questions
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Why has Willy returned home early at the beginning of the play? - answer He had difficulty
driving & almost crashed.
Describe Willy. - answer He's blunt, arrogant, angry, & suicidal. He wants to be loved.
Describe Linda & explain how she treats Willy. - answer She's Willy's wife & she admires him.
She's also caring.
How does Willy describe his son, Biff? - answer He describes Biff as a lazy bum.
Why has Biff come home & what's bothering him? - answer He poses his return home as a
choice to leave the ranch out west. Where he hasn't been "getting ahead", saying that he's 34 &
that he ought to be making his future.
What advice from Willy caused Biff's downfall in high school? - answer Maybe, it would be
Willy's theory that the world will fall into your lap only if you're "well-liked".
What does Willy say about Bernard? - answer He calls Bernard an anemic.
Who's Ben & what does he epitomize to Willy? - answer Ben is Willy's dead brother. He
represents everything that Willy isn't.
Who's Charley & what makes him admirable? - answer Charley's a true friend to Willy. He's
humble, reserved, down to Earth, & honest.
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