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

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

3. Why does Walter come back after leaving the apartment?
(a) He wants to yell at Beneatha
(b) It's raining and he needs an umbrella
(c) He forgot to kiss Ruth goodbye
(d) He needs carfare from Ruth

4. Under the influence of alcohol, Walter Lee dramatically ridicules what?
(a) His wife's figure
(b) His job as a chauffeur
(c) His African heritage
(d) His mother's cooking

5. What does Ruth forbid Travis to do?
(a) Wear his baggy jeans to school
(b) Stop on the way to school for gum
(c) Turns up the radio so loudly
(d) Ask his grandmother for money

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beneatha's task?

2. In the paper, Walter Lee reads about:

3. Why does Mama refuse to support Walter Lee's plan to open a liquor store?

4. Mama comes home from work and complains about:

5. Walter Lee and Ruth speak privately about what serious issue?

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