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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beneatha walks by dressed in:
(a) Blue jeans
(b) A silk slip
(c) Pajamas
(d) A bathrobe

2. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?
(a) She wonders how to pay the medical bills
(b) She wonders where the baby will live
(c) She wonders what will happen when Ruth is gone
(d) She wonders whether Ruth can get a new job

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

4. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?
(a) 50
(b) 45
(c) 25
(d) 35

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?

2. Which character starts the play on stage?

3. Where did Ruth go with Walter Lee?

4. She puts on a phonograph record of:

5. Mama begs for strength from:

(see the answer key)

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