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

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

3. What does Mama call the apartment?
(a) Our little home
(b) A fire hazard
(c) A rat trap
(d) A cozy place

4. What does Mama urge Ruth to do?
(a) Buy herself a new outfit
(b) Stay home from work to rest
(c) Save money by buying on sale
(d) Hurry up and leave for work

5. What does Beneatha see Travis doing?
(a) Getting beat up by bullies
(b) Playing with a b.b. gun
(c) Chasing a rat in the street
(d) Stealing from the grocer

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mama and Beneatha doing in the beginning of this scene?

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

3. Where does Beneatha expect to get her tuition from?

4. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?

5. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?

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