A Raisin in the Sun Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Raisin in the Sun Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama call the apartment?
(a) A cozy place
(b) A fire hazard
(c) A rat trap
(d) Our little home

2. Mama tells Travis that she has:
(a) Bought vacation tickets
(b) Bought a business
(c) Bought USA bonds
(d) Bought a house

3. Ruth tells Walter Lee she is sorry about:
(a) Her nagging
(b) The new baby
(c) Mama's decision
(d) His drinking

4. Who comes to visit Beneatha in this scene?
(a) Karl Lindner
(b) George Murchison
(c) Joseph Asagai
(d) Willie Harris

5. What does Mama urge Ruth to do?
(a) Save money by buying on sale
(b) Stay home from work to rest
(c) Buy herself a new outfit
(d) Hurry up and leave for work

6. Where does Beneatha expect to get her tuition from?
(a) Savings from her job
(b) Gifts from her friends
(c) Her inheritance
(d) The insurance money

7. Walter Lee has been out talking to:
(a) Willie Harris
(b) Bobo
(c) George Murchison
(d) The bartender

8. How does Walter Lee like his eggs?
(a) Scrambled
(b) Poached
(c) Over easy
(d) Any way but scrambled

9. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?
(a) She starts breakfast
(b) She reads the paper
(c) She makes herself pretty
(d) She wakes Travis up

10. Beneatha turns off the radio which was playing:
(a) Jazz
(b) Blues
(c) Rock
(d) Swing

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

12. Which character starts the play on stage?
(a) Walter Lee
(b) Ruth
(c) Mama
(d) Travis

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

14. Where is the house that Mama bought?
(a) Clybourne Park
(b) Parkside Square
(c) Clayton Manor
(d) Park Street Lane

15. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?
(a) With great respect
(b) He ignores her
(c) He tells her jokes
(d) He is speechless

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?

2. Describe Beneatha's new outfit.

3. George defines assimilationist Negroes as:

4. Why does Walter come back after leaving the apartment?

5. Ruth is joyful. She shouts goodbye to:

(see the answer keys)

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