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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. Walter Lee is bitter and disappointed. Why?
(a) He sees his own dreams shattered
(b) He wants to move to New York
(c) He wants to stay in the apartment
(d) He wants to buy a new limousine

2. What method does Beneatha suggest for getting rid of the cockroaches?
(a) Using flyswatters to hit them
(b) Getting a cat to chase them away
(c) Drowning them with the dishwater
(d) Setting fire to the building

3. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?
(a) Ruth is Beneatha's sister-in-law
(b) Beneatha is Ruth's niece by marriage
(c) They are sisters, but Ruth is older
(d) Beneatha is Ruth's oldest daughter

4. What does Beneatha see Travis doing?
(a) Chasing a rat in the street
(b) Playing with a b.b. gun
(c) Getting beat up by bullies
(d) Stealing from the grocer

5. Who calls Walter Lee on the telephone?
(a) The landlord
(b) His boss
(c) Willie Harris
(d) Ruth

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama's real name is:

2. What does Walter Lee give Travis?

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

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

5. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

(see the answer key)

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