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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. Mama asks Walter Lee if he is:
(a) Seeing another woman
(b) Gambling and drinking
(c) Thinking of suicide
(d) Working too hard

2. What does Ruth announce to Mama and Beneatha?
(a) That she's been fired
(b) That she's feeling ill
(c) That she got a new job
(d) That she's pregnant

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

4. What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?
(a) Tries to persuade Mama to use the money for a car
(b) Starts telling Mama about his plan to buy a store
(c) Asks Mama to give him half of the money immediately
(d) Asks Mama to tell how much of it he can use

5. What does Mama ask Travis?
(a) If he found his missing socks
(b) Whether or not he's taken a bath
(c) If he finished his chores
(d) If he has done his homework yet

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the action of this play set?

2. What does Beneatha say she's going out to do?

3. Where does Travis sleep?

4. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?

5. What was the name of the baby Mama and Big Walter lost?

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