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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Travis ask Mama?
(a) If he can spray the roaches
(b) What smells so nasty
(c) Permission to go outside
(d) Where his clean socks are

2. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?
(a) He tells her jokes
(b) With great respect
(c) He ignores her
(d) He is speechless

3. Why does Walter come back after leaving the apartment?
(a) He forgot to kiss Ruth goodbye
(b) It's raining and he needs an umbrella
(c) He needs carfare from Ruth
(d) He wants to yell at Beneatha

4. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?
(a) She starts breakfast
(b) She reads the paper
(c) She wakes Travis up
(d) She makes herself pretty

5. Where does Travis sleep?
(a) In the curtained alcove
(b) On the fire escape
(c) In a bedroom off the hall
(d) In the living room

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth forbid Travis to do?

2. What is Beneatha's task?

3. What was the former function of Ruth and Walter Lee's bedroom?

4. Who comes to visit Beneatha in this scene?

5. Where will George take Beneatha on their date?Where will George take Beneatha on their date?

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