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

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

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

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

5. What does Mama send Travis out to borrow?
(a) Confectioner's Sugar
(b) Baking powder
(c) Kitchen cleanser
(d) Cockroach spray

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alaiyo mean?

2. How does Walter Lee like his eggs?

3. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

4. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?

5. Why does Walter come back after leaving the apartment?

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