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

2. How did Big Walter die, according to Mama?
(a) He was hit by a bus
(b) He worked himself to death
(c) He committed suicide
(d) He died in a factory accident

3. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?
(a) She starts breakfast
(b) She makes herself pretty
(c) She wakes Travis up
(d) She reads the paper

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

5. What does Travis ask his mother for?
(a) Fifty cents
(b) More eggs
(c) A comic book
(d) A pop gun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama chide Ruth about?

2. What does Walter Lee want to do?

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

4. What does Mama call the apartment?

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

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