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1. What was Biff doing in the West before the play begins?

(A) Laying railroad tracks

(B) Selling dishwashers

(C) Working on a farm

(D) Robbing banks

2. What did Biff steal from Bill Oliver's store when he was a boy?

(A) A crate of basketballs

(B) A wire recorder

(C) A suit

(D) A car

3. What does Biff steal from Bill Oliver's office as an adult?

(A) A trophy

(B) Seeds

(C) Money

(D) A pen

4. What product does Willy sell?

(A) Bibles

(B) Appliances

(C) Sporting goods

(D) Miller doesn't specify

5. For what region is Willy responsible in his sales?

(A) New England

(B) Brooklyn

(C) Queens and Long Island

(D) New Jersey

6. How old is Happy?

(A) 34

(B) 28

(C) 32

(D) 30

7. What did Willy's father sell?

(A) Flutes

(B) Dictionaries

(C) Pizzas

(D) False teeth

8. Where did Willy's father go after he abandoned his family?

(A) Alabama

(B) Spain

(C) Alaska

(D) Las Vegas

9. Where did Ben end up when he went looking for his father?

(A) Africa

(B) Alaska

(C) Brooklyn

(D) Boston

10. Where does Biff find Willy with The Woman?

(A) Manhattan

(B) Hartford

(C) Providence

(D) Boston

11. How old was Dave Singleman when he died?

(A) 63

(B) 84

(C) 74

(D) 59

12. What is the name of the restaurant where Happy and Biff take Willy?

(A) Frank's Chop House

(B) Sam's Hoagie Shack

(C) Divine Seafood

(D) The Carnage Deli

13. How much money does Charley usually give Willy each week?

(A) $150

(B) $75

(C) $200

(D) $50

14. What subject did Biff fail in high school?

(A) Math

(B) English

(C) Physics

(D) History

15. Where does Happy work?

(A) In a factory

(B) In a store

(C) At a restaurant

(D) On Wall Street

16. What was Biff's position at Bill Oliver's store when he was a boy?

(A) Salesman

(B) Manager

(C) Window dresser

(D) Shipping clerk

17. On what day of the week does Willy die?

(A) Saturday

(B) Sunday

(C) Tuesday

(D) Monday

18. On the sales trip that immediately precedes the beginning of the play, which city did Willy reach before turning back?

(A) Boston

(B) Hartford

(C) Buffalo

(D) Yonkers

19. How long has Willy worked for his sales firm?

(A) Between thirty-four and thirty-six years

(B) Thirty-two years

(C) Forty years

(D) Twenty-five years

20. What does Howard show Willy in his office?

(A) His pen

(B) His typewriter

(C) His wire recorder

(D) A picture of his family

21. What is Bernard's adult occupation?

(A) Police officer

(B) Lawyer

(C) Doctor

(D) Writer

22. What does Biff allow Bernard to carry to the Ebbets Field game?

(A) His helmet

(B) His football

(C) His cleats

(D) His shoulder pads

23. What is the name of Charley's secretary?

(A) Michelle

(B) Jill

(C) Jenny

(D) Angela

24. What does Happy order from Stanley at the restaurant?

(A) Lobsters

(B) Steak

(C) Veal

(D) Red snapper

25. To what kind of store does Willy ask Stanley to direct him?

(A) A deli

(B) A shoe store

(C) A sporting goods store

(D) A seed store

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