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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama ask Travis?
(a) If he has done his homework yet
(b) Whether or not he's taken a bath
(c) If he found his missing socks
(d) If he finished his chores

2. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?
(a) She wonders where the baby will live
(b) She wonders how to pay the medical bills
(c) She wonders what will happen when Ruth is gone
(d) She wonders whether Ruth can get a new job

3. What are Mama and Beneatha doing in the beginning of this scene?
(a) Washing dishes
(b) Baking bread
(c) Cleaning the house
(d) Paying bills

4. What does Mama send Travis out to borrow?
(a) Cockroach spray
(b) Kitchen cleanser
(c) Confectioner's Sugar
(d) Baking powder

5. What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?
(a) Tries to persuade Mama to use the money for a car
(b) Starts telling Mama about his plan to buy a store
(c) Asks Mama to give him half of the money immediately
(d) Asks Mama to tell how much of it he can use

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth do at the end of the scene?

2. How does Walter Lee like his eggs?

3. What is Beneatha's current ambition in life?

4. What does Mama urge Ruth to do?

5. What is in the letter they are expecting?

(see the answer key)

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