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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. Walter Lee explains he drove out to look at:
(a) His home town
(b) The waterfront
(c) The racetrack
(d) Steel mills

2. Describe Beneatha's new outfit.
(a) A folk dancing skirt
(b) A Nigerian robe
(c) A cocktail dress
(d) A formal party gown

3. What does Ruth announce to Mama and Beneatha?
(a) That she's feeling ill
(b) That she's been fired
(c) That she's pregnant
(d) That she got a new job

4. Where does Travis sleep?
(a) In a bedroom off the hall
(b) In the living room
(c) On the fire escape
(d) In the curtained alcove

5. What does he mean by that term?
(a) That she dyes it with blonde streaks
(b) That she straightens it to look Caucasian
(c) That she combs into a million braids
(d) That she has cut it in too many layers

Short Answer Questions

1. Ruth offers Walter Lee:

2. How did Big Walter die, according to Mama?

3. What does Mama tell Walter Lee about Ruth?

4. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

5. Mrs. Johnson asks Mama if Beneatha:

(see the answer key)

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