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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. Who makes the first entrance?
(a) Ruth
(b) Mama
(c) Beneatha
(d) Travis

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

3. What does Walter Lee want to do?
(a) Buy a limosine and run a car service
(b) Go to college and become a doctor
(c) Open a liquor store with his friends
(d) Drink and have fun with his friends

4. What does Travis bring in for Mama?
(a) A warm winter coat
(b) The insurance check
(c) A new gardening hat
(d) Kitchen cleanser

5. What does Ruth think of Willie?
(a) That he is a good dresser and very polite
(b) She thinks he's a good-for-nothing loud mouth
(c) She wonders why he hasn't been arrested
(d) That he's much smarter than Walter Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama asks Walter Lee if he is:

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

3. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?

4. What was the name of the baby Mama and Big Walter lost?

5. What gift does Beneatha's visitor bring?

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