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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 Ruth do at the end of the scene?
(a) Sings a hymn
(b) Prays
(c) Makes Travis's bed
(d) She faints

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

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

4. What are Mama and Beneatha doing in the beginning of this scene?
(a) Washing dishes
(b) Baking bread
(c) Cleaning the house
(d) Paying bills

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?

2. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

3. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?

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

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

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