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Arthur MillerA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What is Willy Loman’s job?
2. Where does young Biff get his new football?
3. What does young Biff promise to do for Willy?
4. How does Willy describe his earnings to Linda?
5. Why does Willy think people don’t like him?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is Willy Loman’s relationship to the past and present?
2. Why is Linda Loman worried about Willy, and what advice does she give him?
3. What is Willy Loman’s relationship with his son Biff?
4. For what does Willy seem to depend on his sons, particularly Biff?
5. Why is Bernard worried about young Biff?
6. What is noticeable about Willy’s lines regarding the Chevy and Hartford?
7. What does the shadow of the woman dressing and thanking Willy for stockings suggest?
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By Arthur Miller