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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Beneatha expect to get her tuition from?
(a) Gifts from her friends
(b) Savings from her job
(c) Her inheritance
(d) The insurance money

2. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?
(a) Fifty dollars
(b) Ten dollars
(c) Five dollars
(d) Twenty-five dollars

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

4. What is the time period of the play?
(a) Late 1930s through the late 1940s
(b) Early 1960s through early1970s
(c) Late 1960s through late 1970s
(d) Late 1940s through late 1950s

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter Lee give Travis?

2. What does Travis go to do?

3. What are Mama and Beneatha doing in the beginning of this scene?

4. What does Mama tell Walter Lee about Ruth?

5. What does Alaiyo mean?

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