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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 Alaiyo mean?
(a) One Who Dances Like the Peacock
(b) One for Whom Bread Is Not Enough
(c) One Who Fights Like a Warrior
(d) One for Whom the Goddess Calls

2. What does Travis go to do?
(a) Carry groceries at the local store
(b) Go to the movies with his friends
(c) Play stickball with his friends
(d) Study at the local library

3. What is Beneatha's current ambition in life?
(a) To leave Chicago
(b) To marry a rich man
(c) To become a doctor
(d) To go on the stage

4. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?
(a) That Ruth might leave him
(b) That he's getting too greedy
(c) That his work is too dangerous
(d) That he's going to lose his job

5. What does he mean by that term?
(a) That she dyes it with blonde streaks
(b) That she combs into a million braids
(c) That she has cut it in too many layers
(d) That she straightens it to look Caucasian

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama keep on the windowsill?

2. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?

3. What does Travis ask his mother for?

4. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

5. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?

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