Death of a Salesman Act I Jeopardy Review

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Final Jeopardy
Separating
Contractions
Final Jeopardy
He had OR He would
The contraction “he’d” can be
separated into which two
words?
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Willy Loman
People think I’ve lost it,
They call me a boob,
Guess I’ll end it all
With this rubber tube.
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Linda Loman
My husband is great,
He’s also suicidal,
I tell my boys to respect him,
He used to be their idol.
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Happy Loman
I do love the ladies,
And that is no joke,
I often sit with my brother
And at times share a smoke
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Biff Loman
I fight with my dad,
We don’t get along,
I’d rather be out West,
Using my muscles because I am strong.
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Ben Loman
I went into the jungle
Came out a rich man,
I’m not like my younger brother,
I’m the successful Loman
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Biff Loman
He’s too rough with the girls. All the mothers are
afraid of him. He’s driving without a license. If he
doesn’t buckle down, he’ll flunk math.
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Ben Loman
This character knew what he/she wanted and went
out and got it! He/she walked into a jungle and
came out, at the age of twenty-one, rich!
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Happy Loman
This individual sleeps with the wives or fiancées of
the executives above him.
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Happy Loman
He/she works as an assistant buyer in a department
store. Lives in an apartment.
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Charley
He/she is a large man/woman, slow of speech,
laconic, immovable. He/she offers Willy a job.
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Biff’s football
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Car accidents
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Apartment Building
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Linda’s stockings
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Piece of rubber tubing
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Speaker: Biff
Addressee: Happy
“To suffer fifty weeks of the year for the sake of a
two-week vacation, when all you really desire is to
be outdoors, with your shirt off.”
Speaker:
Addressee:
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Speaker: Happy
Addressee: Biff
“I don’t know what the hell I’m workin’ for.
Sometimes I sit in my apartment – all alone. And I
think of the rent I’m paying. And it’s crazy. But
then, it’s what I always wanted. My own
apartment, a car, and plenty of women. And still,
goddammit, I’m lonely.”
Speaker:
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Speaker: Willy Lowman
“The man who makes an appearance in the
business world, the man who creates personal
interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and
you will never want.”
Speaker:
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Speaker: Willy
Addressee: Linda
“But it’s so beautiful up there…the trees are so
thick, and the sun is warm. I opened the windshield
and just let the warm air bathe over me. And then
all of a sudden I’m goin’ off the road!”
Speaker:
Addressee:
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Speaker: Willy
Addressee: Linda
To whom is the speaker referring: Biff
“How can he find himself on a farm? Is that a life? A
farmhand? In the beginning, when he was young, I thought,
well, a young man, it’s good for him to tramp around, take a
lot of different jobs. But it’s more than ten years now and he
has yet to make thirty-five dollars a week!”
Speaker:
Addressee:
To whom is the speaker referring:
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Willy Loman
His/her exhaustion is apparent. He/she unlocks the
door, comes into the kitchen, and thankfully lets
his/her burden down, feeling the soreness of his/her
palms.
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Linda Loman
This individual makes excuses for Willy’s
shortcomings and provides Willy with
opportunities to deny that anything is wrong with
him.
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Bernard
He/she is earnest, loyal, worried, and willing to
help others. He/she gets the best marks in school.
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Ben Loman
This individual is utterly certain of his/her identity,
and there is an aura of far off places about him/her.
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Happy Loman
Sexuality is like a visible color on him/her. He/she
never allowed him/herself to turn his/her face
toward defeat and is thus more confused and hardskinned, although seemingly more content.
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Biff Loman
All this character really desires is to be outdoors.
He/she finds nothing more inspiring or beautiful
than the sight of a mare and a new colt.
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New York and Boston
Where does Death of a salesman take place? (2)
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“The Woman”
What is the name of the secretary who Willy has an
affair with?
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He had seven older sons
What reason does Willy give Charley that explains
why he will not receive an inheritance from his rich
older brother?
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Willy Loman
He/she thinks that he/she is fat and very foolish to
look at. People do laugh at him/her. He/she knows
that.
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AFFINITY
A likeness, natural
relationship, a kinship
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CIRCUMSPECT
Careful to consider
consequences, cautious,
prudent
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BEGUILE
To deceive, mislead, and to
persuade with charm
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DILATORY
Delaying, slow to act
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DISCORD
Lack of agreement, tension,
strife
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BESTIAL
The mafia has a _____
reputation, often punishing
people who wrong them in a
savage way.
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DISCRETION
Medicine will be given out to
students at the nurses _____.
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PALPABLE
You can tell I am angry by
looking at the _____ vein
throbbing on my temple.
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ODIOUS
Michael Vick was arrested for
participating in the _____
sport of dogfighting.
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MALIGN
By spreading the cruel rumor,
my sister hoped to _____ her
ex-boyfriend.
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PEEVISH
Petulant, snappish, irratable
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PERDITION
Damnation, purgatory, ruin
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PARAGON
Exemplar, archetype
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SORDID
Nasty, sleazy, vile, shameful
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SATED
Gratify, gorge, overfill, stuff
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WARRANTED
Uncertain, unjustified
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AMIABLE
Disagreeable, hateful, hostile
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CANDID
Biased, dishonest, prejudice,
untruthful
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BASENESS
Morality, goodness, virtue
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CASTIGATE
Approve, compliment,
exonerate
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Patience or lenience
Forbearance
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Seriousness, importance
Gravity
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Respect shown by external action
Homage
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Without deceit, innocence
Guileness
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Insulting or contemptuous behavior
Insolence
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CYNICAL
The _____ woman did not
believe a word the used car
salesman told her.
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DISCERN
By looking at the graphs,
students should be able to
_____ the relationship
between price and demand.
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FULSOME
In an attempt to earn a
promotion, Sarah offended
her boss with her _____
compliments.
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PARADOX
In a strange _____ the
medicine made Heather sick
before it made her better.
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PENITENT
The _____ sinner asked for
forgiveness during his
confessional.
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