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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mama react to Beneatha's statement that God no longer exists?
(a) She leaves the room
(b) She slaps Beneatha
(c) She begins to pray
(d) She agree with Beneatha

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?

2. Who makes the first entrance?

3. Which character starts the play on stage?

4. What does Travis ask his mother for?

5. Where is the action of this play set?

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