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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. Describe Beneatha's new outfit.
(a) A formal party gown
(b) A cocktail dress
(c) A folk dancing skirt
(d) A Nigerian robe

2. What does Walter Lee sing about?
(a) Birds
(b) Kittens
(c) Angels
(d) Wings

3. Where is the action of this play set?
(a) In an apartment in a small town in Illinois
(b) In a quiet house in a Chicago suburb
(c) In a small apartment in Chicago's Southside
(d) In a boarding house in New York City

4. Walter Lee is bitter and disappointed. Why?
(a) He wants to stay in the apartment
(b) He wants to move to New York
(c) He sees his own dreams shattered
(d) He wants to buy a new limousine

5. Mrs. Johnson comes in. Who is she?
(a) A nosy neighbor
(b) Ruth's best friend
(c) A distant relative
(d) Mama's cousin

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?

2. Beneatha says her people have to overcome:

3. What is Beneatha's task?

4. Bobo waited for Willie how long?

5. Who is acting as head of the Younger family?

(see the answer key)

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