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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 country is Beneatha's visitor originally from?
(a) Liberia
(b) Canada
(c) Albania
(d) Nigeria

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

3. Why does Mama refuse to support Walter Lee's plan to open a liquor store?
(a) She doesn't like Walter Lee as much as she likes Beneatha
(b) She doesn't think he would be a success
(c) She is afraid that the police would close it
(d) It fosters immorality by encouraging drinking

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beneatha see Travis doing?

2. What is Beneatha's task?

3. How did Big Walter die, according to Mama?

4. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

5. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?

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