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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 Mama keep on the windowsill?
(a) A small houseplant
(b) A picture of her husband
(c) An old wind-up clock
(d) A good-luck statue

2. 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 wonders why he hasn't been arrested
(d) She thinks he's a good-for-nothing loud mouth

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama urge Ruth to do?

2. What does Ruth do at the end of the scene?

3. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?

4. Where does Travis sleep?

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

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