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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama chide Ruth about?
(a) Being careless with her money
(b) Not fixing a hot breakfast for Travis
(c) Getting up too late to make Travis's bed
(d) Buckling under to Walter Lee too much

2. Mama tells Walter Lee that she wants him to be:
(a) Like his Dad, Big Walter
(b) A loving husband
(c) Head of the family
(d) A good father to Travis

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

4. What has Ruth bought for the new house?
(a) Flower pots
(b) Welcome mat
(c) Curtains
(d) Pillows

5. Walter Lee and George argue about:
(a) Their family vacations
(b) Their choice of entertainment
(c) Their values and lifestyles
(d) Beneatha's short haircut

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion does the Welcoming Committee hold?

2. Which character starts the play on stage?

3. What is different about the apartment?

4. When Mama gives Walter Lee the money, she shows:

5. What gift does Beneatha's visitor bring?

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