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

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

3. What does Travis ask his mother for?
(a) A pop gun
(b) More eggs
(c) A comic book
(d) Fifty cents

4. In the paper, Walter Lee reads about:
(a) Another bomb test
(b) A recent murder
(c) A battle in France
(d) A garbage strike

5. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?
(a) You can't do that
(b) It's a good idea
(c) Let's talk about it
(d) He says nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

2. What does Mama chide Ruth about?

3. What does Travis go to do?

4. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

5. What does Ruth announce to Mama and Beneatha?

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