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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama tells Travis that she has:
(a) Bought vacation tickets
(b) Bought USA bonds
(c) Bought a house
(d) Bought a business

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

3. 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

4. Ruth offers Walter Lee:
(a) Tea
(b) Soda
(c) Beer
(d) Milk

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Beneatha's new outfit.

2. Where is the action of this play set?

3. How does Mama react to Beneatha's statement that God no longer exists?

4. Who calls Walter Lee on the telephone?

5. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

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