The author says “if only Biff would take this house and raise a family” to show- a. That Willy really cares for his son b. To show that Willy doesn’t want to live in the house c. To show that Biff is his favorite d. To show how proud he is of his son.
Why did Willy decide to Tell Howard his life story at this point in time?
The answer is C because although Willy does care for both his sons, Biff is his favorite which is why he wants him to have the honor of raising a family in his house.
WILLY: That’s what I want to talk to you about, Howard. You got a minute? [He draws a chair in from the wing.] HOWARD: What happened? What’re you doing here? WILLY: Well . . . HOWARD: You didn’t crack up again, did you? WILLY: Oh, no. No . . . HOWARD: Geez, you had me worried there for a minute. What’s the trouble?
The diction in the passage is best described as
A) Conciliatory B) Derogatory C) Accusatory D) Concerned
1. How does this passage “When I was a boy — eighteen, nineteen — I was already on the road. And there was a question in my mind as to whether selling had a future for me. Because in those days I had a yearning to go to Alaska.” influence the way Willy feels about Biff’s lack of drive. a. He feels as if Biff is just like him and will eventually find his way b. He feels that he had to work hard to get to where he is because back in the day he had motivation and he is worried Biff will not succeed without his determination. c. He thinks Biff should work hard and go to Alaska like he wanted to because it would be a good experience and teach him how to work. d. He wants Biff to live with him because he knows hard work does not pay off and he wants Biff to lead an easy life since he did not have one.
2. By lines “Kid, I can’t take blood from a stone, I…” it can be interpreted to mean a. I can only do so much, there is nothing more in my control that I can help you with. b. I do not have any desire to help you because I must spend my time accomplishing more important tasks. c. Ask someone else for help I do not understand d. There is solution to your problem.
WILLY: Oh, yeah, my father lived many years in Alaska. He was an adventurous man. We’ve got quite a little streak of self-reliance in our family. I thought I’d go out with my older brother and try to locate him, and maybe settle in the North with the old man. And I was almost decided to go, when I met a salesman in the Parker House. His name was Dave Singleman. And he was eighty-four years old, and he’d drummed merchandise in thirty-one states. And old Dave, he’d go up to his room, y’understand, put on his green velvet slippers—I’ll never forget—and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made a living. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. ’Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up his phone and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people? Do you know? when he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that. [He stands up. HOWARD has not looked at him.] In those days there was personality in it, Howard. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it’s all cut and dried, and there’s no chance for bringing friendship to bear— or personality. You see what I mean? They don’t know me anymore.
What is the connotation to which Willy refers to the death of the salesman?
Willy is saying that The Death of the Salesman is a happy one in that they died happy. He loved his job and was able to go anywhere and make a living. He died cozy in his slippers and maybe that is how Willy wants to die.
Page 81- Willy's rant suggests and foreshadows that a. He will have the same death as his father b. he comes from a long line of salesmen c. everybody will eventually drift away from him
Page 80- The purpose of the author using the discriminatory tone from Howard is to show that Willy a. has never been a strong force in the business world like he says b. show Howards power c. show the disrespect people have towards Willy
1. The speaker’s primary purpose in the passage is to? “Light rises, on the right side of the forestage, on a small table in the reception room of Charley’s office. Traffic sounds are heard. Bernard, now mature, sits whistling to himself. A pair of tennis rackets and an overnight bag are on the floor beside him”.
2. What is Willy trying to accomplish in this passage? “Oh, yeah my father lived many years in Alaska. HE was an adventurous man. We’ve got quite a little streak of self-reliance in our family. I thought I’d go out with my older brother and try to locate him, and maybe settle in the North with the old man. And I was almost decided to go, when I met a salesman in the Parker House. His name was Dave Singleman. He was eighty-four years old, and he’d drummed merchandise in thirty-one states. And old Dave, he’d go up to his room, y’understand, put on his green velvet slippers - I’ll never forget - and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made his living. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. ‘Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up a phone, and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people? Do you know? When he died- and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the NY, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston - when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that. He stands up. Howard has not looked at him. In those days, there was personality in it, Howard. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it’s all cut and dried, and there’s no chance for bringing friendship to bear - or personality. You see what I mean? They don’t know me anymore”.
WILLY: Oh, yeah, my father lived many years in Alaska. He was an adventurous man. We’ve got quite a little streak of self-reliance in our family. I thought I’d go out with my older brother and try to locate him, and maybe settle in the North with the old man. And I was almost decided to go, when I met a salesman in the Parker House. His name was Dave Singleman. And he was eighty-four years old, and he’d drummed merchandise in thirty-one states. And old Dave, he’d go up to his room, y’understand, put on his green velvet slippers—I’ll never forget—and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made a living. And when saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. ’Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up his phone and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people? Do you know? when he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that. [He stands up. HOWARD has not looked at him.] In those days there was personality in it, Howard. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it’s all cut and dried, and there’s no chance for bringing friendship to bear— or personality. You see what I mean? They don’t know me anymore.
The word “drummed” in context of line 6 is best interpreted to mean A. Thumped B. Obtained C. Devised D. Promoted
The attitude of the last 4 lines of the passage is one of A. Resignation B. Agony C. Patience D. Fear
1) Willy's home is crowded by two large buildings and this represents his life because he is crowded by reality and cannot find a way out of his misery.
1. Which of the following dialogue represents most clearly what Linda’s priority is for the future of her family? a) “Flordia idea” b) “talk to Howard Today?” c) “raise some vegetables and a couple of chickens” d) “you got that one more payment on the refrigerator”
2. What irony is discovered in the conversation between Willy and Howard? I) Willy is much older than Howard but Howard still calls him “kid.” II) Willy does not get the job. III) Willy helped name Howard with his dad but now is treated with little respect from his boss. a) I only b) II only c) I and II d) I and III e) I, II and III
The speaker’s primary purpose in the passage is to a. Evoke emotion from the audience b. Reflect on society c. Develop a relationship with Willy d. Reveal meaning
The atmosphere established in the paragraph starting "Are they any worse than his sons" On page 56 is that of: a. admiration b. indignant nature c. devotion d. astonishment
The atmosphere established in Act 2 is that of... a. hopefulness b. disappointment c. humor d. cheerfulness
Music is heard, gay and bright. The curtain rises as the music fades away. Willy, in shirt sleeves, is sitting at the kitchen table, sipping coffee, his hat in his lap. Linda is filling his cup when she can.
In relation to the passage as a whole, the stage directions on the first page represent...
1. The speakers primary purpose in this passage is to? Listen, I was just dying to tell you. You know that little rubber pipe I told you about? That he connected to the gas heater? I finally decided to go down the cellar this morning and take it away and destroy it. But it’s gone! Imagine? He took it away himself, it isn’t there! She listens. When? Oh, then you took it. Oh-nothing, it’s just that I’d hoped he’d taken it away himself.
A. Reveal Biff’s grudge against his father B. Demonstrate Linda’s worry for Willy C. Ridicule Willy’s plans for suicide D. Describe Biff’s worrisome nature
2. The principle contrast employed by the author in the paragraph is between
WILLY, offstage: What are you walking away for? Don’t walk away! If you’re going to say something say it to my face! I know you laugh at me behind my back. You’ll laugh out of the other side of your goddam face after this game. Touchdown! Touchdown! Eighty thousand people! Touchdown! Right between the goal posts. Bernard is a quiet, earnest, but self-assured young man.
A. Willy and Bernard B. Willy and Charley C. Bernard and Biff D. Willy and Biff
The author says “if only Biff would take this house and raise a family” to show-
ReplyDeletea. That Willy really cares for his son
b. To show that Willy doesn’t want to live in the house
c. To show that Biff is his favorite
d. To show how proud he is of his son.
Why did Willy decide to Tell Howard his life story at this point in time?
A
DeleteWilly was hoping Howard would give him a job
The answer is C because although Willy does care for both his sons, Biff is his favorite which is why he wants him to have the honor of raising a family in his house.
DeleteWILLY: That’s what I want to talk to you about, Howard. You got a minute? [He
ReplyDeletedraws a chair in from the wing.]
HOWARD: What happened? What’re you doing here?
WILLY: Well . . .
HOWARD: You didn’t crack up again, did you?
WILLY: Oh, no. No . . .
HOWARD: Geez, you had me worried there for a minute. What’s the trouble?
The diction in the passage is best described as
A) Conciliatory
B) Derogatory
C) Accusatory
D) Concerned
1. How does this passage “When I was a boy — eighteen, nineteen — I was already on the road. And there was a question in my mind as to whether selling had a future for me. Because in those days I had a yearning to go to Alaska.” influence the way Willy feels about Biff’s lack of drive.
ReplyDeletea. He feels as if Biff is just like him and will eventually find his way
b. He feels that he had to work hard to get to where he is because back in the day he had motivation and he is worried Biff will not succeed without his determination.
c. He thinks Biff should work hard and go to Alaska like he wanted to because it would be a good experience and teach him how to work.
d. He wants Biff to live with him because he knows hard work does not pay off and he wants Biff to lead an easy life since he did not have one.
2. By lines “Kid, I can’t take blood from a stone, I…” it can be interpreted to mean
a. I can only do so much, there is nothing more in my control that I can help you with.
b. I do not have any desire to help you because I must spend my time accomplishing more important tasks.
c. Ask someone else for help I do not understand
d. There is solution to your problem.
1. B
Delete2. A
Answer for question 1: B
DeleteWILLY: Oh, yeah, my father lived many years in Alaska. He was an adventurous man. We’ve got quite a little streak of self-reliance in our family. I thought I’d go out with my older brother and try to locate him, and maybe settle in the North with the old man. And I was almost decided to go, when I met a salesman in the Parker House. His name was Dave Singleman. And he was eighty-four years old, and he’d drummed merchandise in thirty-one states. And old Dave, he’d go up to his room, y’understand, put on his green velvet slippers—I’ll never forget—and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made a living. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. ’Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up his phone and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people? Do you know? when he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that. [He stands up. HOWARD has not looked at him.] In those days there was personality in it, Howard. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it’s all cut and dried, and there’s no chance for bringing friendship to bear— or personality. You see what I mean? They don’t know me anymore.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the connotation to which Willy refers to the death of the salesman?
Willy is saying that The Death of the Salesman is a happy one in that they died happy. He loved his job and was able to go anywhere and make a living. He died cozy in his slippers and maybe that is how Willy wants to die.
DeletePage 81- Willy's rant suggests and foreshadows that
ReplyDeletea. He will have the same death as his father
b. he comes from a long line of salesmen
c. everybody will eventually drift away from him
Page 80- The purpose of the author using the discriminatory tone from Howard is to show that Willy
a. has never been a strong force in the business world like he says
b. show Howards power
c. show the disrespect people have towards Willy
#1) C
Delete#2) A
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ReplyDelete1. The speaker’s primary purpose in the passage is to?
ReplyDelete“Light rises, on the right side of the forestage, on a small table in the reception room of Charley’s office. Traffic sounds are heard. Bernard, now mature, sits whistling to himself. A pair of tennis rackets and an overnight bag are on the floor beside him”.
2. What is Willy trying to accomplish in this passage?
“Oh, yeah my father lived many years in Alaska. HE was an adventurous man. We’ve got quite a little streak of self-reliance in our family. I thought I’d go out with my older brother and try to locate him, and maybe settle in the North with the old man. And I was almost decided to go, when I met a salesman in the Parker House. His name was Dave Singleman. He was eighty-four years old, and he’d drummed merchandise in thirty-one states. And old Dave, he’d go up to his room, y’understand, put on his green velvet slippers - I’ll never forget - and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made his living. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. ‘Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up a phone, and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people? Do you know? When he died- and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the NY, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston - when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that. He stands up. Howard has not looked at him. In those days, there was personality in it, Howard. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today, it’s all cut and dried, and there’s no chance for bringing friendship to bear - or personality. You see what I mean? They don’t know me anymore”.
WILLY: Oh, yeah, my father lived many years in Alaska. He was an adventurous
ReplyDeleteman. We’ve got quite a little streak of self-reliance in our family. I thought I’d
go out with my older brother and try to locate him, and maybe settle in the
North with the old man. And I was almost decided to go, when I met a
salesman in the Parker House. His name was Dave Singleman. And he was
eighty-four years old, and he’d drummed merchandise in thirty-one states.
And old Dave, he’d go up to his room, y’understand, put on his green velvet
slippers—I’ll never forget—and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and
without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made a living. And
when saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could
want. ’Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age
of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up his phone
and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people? Do
you know? when he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in
his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers
were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that.
[He stands up. HOWARD has not looked at him.] In those days there was personality
in it, Howard. There was respect, and comradeship, and gratitude in it. Today,
it’s all cut and dried, and there’s no chance for bringing friendship to bear—
or personality. You see what I mean? They don’t know me anymore.
The word “drummed” in context of line 6 is best interpreted to mean
A. Thumped
B. Obtained
C. Devised
D. Promoted
The attitude of the last 4 lines of the passage is one of
A. Resignation
B. Agony
C. Patience
D. Fear
d. Promoted
Deleteb. Agony
#1 How does Willy’s home function as a metaphor for his ambitions?
ReplyDelete#2 What role does the fear of abandonment play in Willy’s life?
#3 Willy and Biff have different explanations for Biff’s failure to succeed in the business world. How are their explanations different?
1) Willy's home is crowded by two large buildings and this represents his life because he is crowded by reality and cannot find a way out of his misery.
Delete1. Which of the following dialogue represents most clearly what Linda’s priority is for the future of her family?
ReplyDeletea) “Flordia idea”
b) “talk to Howard Today?”
c) “raise some vegetables and a couple of chickens”
d) “you got that one more payment on the refrigerator”
2. What irony is discovered in the conversation between Willy and Howard?
I) Willy is much older than Howard but Howard still calls him “kid.”
II) Willy does not get the job.
III) Willy helped name Howard with his dad but now is treated with little respect from his boss.
a) I only
b) II only
c) I and II
d) I and III
e) I, II and III
The speaker’s primary purpose in the passage is to
ReplyDeletea. Evoke emotion from the audience
b. Reflect on society
c. Develop a relationship with Willy
d. Reveal meaning
The atmosphere established in the paragraph starting "Are they any worse than his sons" On page 56 is that of:
a. admiration
b. indignant nature
c. devotion
d. astonishment
The atmosphere established in Act 2 is that of...
ReplyDeletea. hopefulness
b. disappointment
c. humor
d. cheerfulness
Music is heard, gay and bright. The curtain rises as the music fades away. Willy, in shirt sleeves, is sitting at the kitchen table, sipping coffee, his hat in his lap. Linda is filling his cup when she can.
In relation to the passage as a whole, the stage directions on the first page represent...
B
DeleteLinda's devotion to Willy
1.b.disappointment
Delete2.The emotions of Willy to start the passage: cheerful and calm before everything went downwards for him within the act
1. The speakers primary purpose in this passage is to?
ReplyDeleteListen, I was just dying to tell you. You know that little rubber pipe I told you about? That he connected to the gas heater? I finally decided to go down the cellar this morning and take it away and destroy it. But it’s gone! Imagine? He took it away himself, it isn’t there! She listens. When? Oh, then you took it. Oh-nothing, it’s just that I’d hoped he’d taken it away himself.
A. Reveal Biff’s grudge against his father
B. Demonstrate Linda’s worry for Willy
C. Ridicule Willy’s plans for suicide
D. Describe Biff’s worrisome nature
2. The principle contrast employed by the author in the paragraph is between
WILLY, offstage: What are you walking away for? Don’t walk away! If you’re going to say something say it to my face! I know you laugh at me behind my back. You’ll laugh out of the other side of your goddam face after this game. Touchdown! Touchdown! Eighty thousand people! Touchdown! Right between the goal posts. Bernard is a quiet, earnest, but self-assured young man.
A. Willy and Bernard
B. Willy and Charley
C. Bernard and Biff
D. Willy and Biff