At the start of the play, why has Willy come home from a sales trip earlier than expected?

Four moments: Willy returns from the road, Willy meets Howard, the restaurant scene, the Requiem. Which comes second?

In Bill Oliver's office, which event actually happens?

What is the result of Willy's meeting with Howard Wagner?

Which chain best explains why Biff's college future collapses?

At the restaurant, Biff tries to tell Willy the truth about Oliver. What does Willy's mind keep returning to?

After Happy and Biff leave Willy at the restaurant, what happens when they come home?

During the final confrontation, why does Biff bring out the rubber hose?

Near the end, what most directly convinces Willy that his death will help Biff?

Charley lends Willy money, and Bernard becomes a successful lawyer. What do the neighbors function as?

Linda repeatedly defends Willy to Biff and Happy. What motive best explains her anger at the sons?

Happy talks about promotions, women, and getting ahead, then vows at the funeral to continue Willy's dream. What does he mainly show?

What role does Ben play in Willy's imagination across the play?

Biff wants to stop lying about himself, while Happy wants to prove the Loman name in business. What contrast does this create?

Howard is the son of the man who once valued Willy, yet Howard fires him. What relationship does this reveal?

Why is The Woman in Boston so important to Biff's relationship with Willy?

Charley offers Willy a job even while Willy insults him. What does Willy's refusal mainly show?

"Attention, attention must be finally paid to such a person." Who says this, and why?

"You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away." What is Willy arguing to Howard?

When Willy says, "I'm vital in New England," what does the line reveal?

Biff says, "I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been." What truth is he facing?

"The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy." Who speaks this line in Willy's mind, and what does it suggest?

Charley says a salesman is "riding on a smile and a shoeshine." What does he mean?

At the grave Linda says, "We're free..." What makes the line painful?

The set lets the audience see the house and move into the past without a full scene change. What is the effect?

The flute music is linked to Willy's father and the older world of making things. What does this stage device emphasize?

Why is the final section called a Requiem rather than simply another scene?

Howard's wire recorder interrupts Willy's appeal for a job. What does this object help dramatize?

The past scenes in the play are not neutral history lessons. How do they mainly work?

Stage directions describe apartment buildings crowding around the Loman house. What does that staging make visible?

Late at night Willy tries to plant seeds in the yard. What does this symbol suggest?

Why do stockings become a painful motif for Willy?

What does the rubber hose motif reveal across the play?

Willy teaches Biff that being well liked matters more than study or discipline. Which theme does this develop?

Which recurring detail supports the play's critique of consumer debt?

Biff often imagines work with horses, cattle, and open land instead of office work. What does that motif contrast?

Only a few people attend Willy's funeral. What does that fact reveal?

At the Requiem, Biff says Willy had the wrong dreams, while Happy vows to win for him. What does this split do?

At the grave Linda says she cannot cry because it seems to her that Willy is "just on another trip." What does this line suggest?

Which statement best describes the play's resolution?