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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. Mama ignores:
(a) Her neighbor
(b) Walter Lee
(c) Travis
(d) Ruth

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

3. Who calls Walter Lee on the telephone?
(a) The landlord
(b) Ruth
(c) His boss
(d) Willie Harris

4. What was the former function of Ruth and Walter Lee's bedroom?
(a) It was the dining room
(b) It was a breakfast alcove
(c) It was a storage area
(d) It was a large closet

5. What is the time period of the play?
(a) Late 1940s through late 1950s
(b) Late 1930s through the late 1940s
(c) Late 1960s through late 1970s
(d) Early 1960s through early1970s

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Beneatha's visitor bring?

2. Where does Mama tell Beneatha that Ruth has gone?

3. Ruth offers Walter Lee:

4. What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?

5. Walter Lee has been out talking to:

(see the answer key)

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