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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 call the apartment?
(a) A fire hazard
(b) A rat trap
(c) A cozy place
(d) Our little home

2. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?
(a) Beneatha is Ruth's niece by marriage
(b) Ruth is Beneatha's sister-in-law
(c) They are sisters, but Ruth is older
(d) Beneatha is Ruth's oldest daughter

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

4. What does Walter Lee give Travis?
(a) A hug
(b) A dollar
(c) Fifty cents
(d) A kiss

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama keep on the windowsill?

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

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

4. What does Mama urge Ruth to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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