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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 Ruth do at the end of the scene?
(a) She faints
(b) Sings a hymn
(c) Prays
(d) Makes Travis's bed

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

3. According to Walter Lee, money is:
(a) Worthless
(b) Evil
(c) Life
(d) Important

4. Who comes to visit Beneatha in this scene?
(a) Willie Harris
(b) Karl Lindner
(c) George Murchison
(d) Joseph Asagai

5. How does Walter Lee like his eggs?
(a) Any way but scrambled
(b) Over easy
(c) Poached
(d) Scrambled

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama call the apartment?

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

3. What does Travis ask his mother for?

4. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?

5. What does Mama tell Walter Lee about Ruth?

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