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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The new neighborhood is:
(a) Mixed race
(b) Mostly Negro
(c) All-white
(d) Mostly white

2. What does Mama chide Ruth about?
(a) Getting up too late to make Travis's bed
(b) Not fixing a hot breakfast for Travis
(c) Buckling under to Walter Lee too much
(d) Being careless with her money

3. Beneatha thanks Mama for:
(a) Doing the laundry
(b) Buying groceries
(c) Understanding her
(d) Making the bed

4. Ruth is joyful. She shouts goodbye to:
(a) Nosey neighbors
(b) Ironing boards
(c) Dirty laundry
(d) Walls and roaches

5. According to Walter Lee, money is:
(a) Evil
(b) Important
(c) Worthless
(d) Life

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Beneatha suggest for getting rid of the cockroaches?

2. What does Mama send Travis out to borrow?

3. Beneatha walks by dressed in:

4. What does Mama keep on the windowsill?

5. Where is the action of this play set?

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