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

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

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

4. What was the name of the baby Mama and Big Walter lost?
(a) Joseph
(b) Claude
(c) Mary
(d) Benjamin

5. Where does Travis sleep?
(a) On the fire escape
(b) In a bedroom off the hall
(c) In the living room
(d) In the curtained alcove

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beneatha expect to get her tuition from?

2. How does Mama react to Beneatha's statement that God no longer exists?

3. What does Walter Lee give Travis?

4. Why does Mama refuse to support Walter Lee's plan to open a liquor store?

5. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?

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