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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who comes to visit Beneatha in this scene?
(a) Joseph Asagai
(b) Karl Lindner
(c) Willie Harris
(d) George Murchison
2. What does Ruth do at the end of the scene?
(a) Makes Travis's bed
(b) She faints
(c) Sings a hymn
(d) Prays
3. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?
(a) He tells her jokes
(b) He ignores her
(c) With great respect
(d) He is speechless
4. What method does Beneatha suggest for getting rid of the cockroaches?
(a) Setting fire to the building
(b) Drowning them with the dishwater
(c) Using flyswatters to hit them
(d) Getting a cat to chase them away
5. Describe Beneatha's new outfit.
(a) A Nigerian robe
(b) A cocktail dress
(c) A formal party gown
(d) A folk dancing skirt
6. Ruth is joyful. She shouts goodbye to:
(a) Ironing boards
(b) Dirty laundry
(c) Nosey neighbors
(d) Walls and roaches
7. According to Walter Lee, money is:
(a) Life
(b) Evil
(c) Worthless
(d) Important
8. Why does Mama refuse to support Walter Lee's plan to open a liquor store?
(a) She doesn't think he would be a success
(b) She is afraid that the police would close it
(c) It fosters immorality by encouraging drinking
(d) She doesn't like Walter Lee as much as she likes Beneatha
9. What was the former function of Ruth and Walter Lee's bedroom?
(a) It was a large closet
(b) It was the dining room
(c) It was a storage area
(d) It was a breakfast alcove
10. How did Big Walter die, according to Mama?
(a) He committed suicide
(b) He worked himself to death
(c) He was hit by a bus
(d) He died in a factory accident
11. What does Mama call the apartment?
(a) A rat trap
(b) A cozy place
(c) Our little home
(d) A fire hazard
12. What does Travis go to do?
(a) Go to the movies with his friends
(b) Play stickball with his friends
(c) Study at the local library
(d) Carry groceries at the local store
13. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?
(a) $10,000
(b) $25,000
(c) $75,000
(d) $3,500
14. George defines assimilationist Negroes as:
(a) Upper class
(b) Farm hands
(c) Uncle Toms
(d) Uneducated
15. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?
(a) He says nothing
(b) You can't do that
(c) Let's talk about it
(d) It's a good idea
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Travis do on his way out?
2. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?
3. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?
4. What does Beneatha say she's going out to do?
5. What does Ruth forbid Travis to do?
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