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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ruth is joyful. She shouts goodbye to:
(a) Ironing boards
(b) Walls and roaches
(c) Dirty laundry
(d) Nosey neighbors

2. What is Beneatha's current ambition in life?
(a) To marry a rich man
(b) To leave Chicago
(c) To become a doctor
(d) To go on the stage

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

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

5. What does Walter Lee want to do?
(a) Buy a limosine and run a car service
(b) Go to college and become a doctor
(c) Drink and have fun with his friends
(d) Open a liquor store with his friends

6. What was the former function of Ruth and Walter Lee's bedroom?
(a) It was a breakfast alcove
(b) It was a storage area
(c) It was the dining room
(d) It was a large closet

7. Ruth is doing a domestic chore. What is it?
(a) Dusting
(b) Ironing
(c) Scrubbing
(d) Sweeping

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

9. What lie does Walter Lee tell George?
(a) That he has a degree in public speaking
(b) That he's getting a new job
(c) That he bought a new cadillac
(d) That he's been to New York City

10. What does Alaiyo mean?
(a) One for Whom the Goddess Calls
(b) One for Whom Bread Is Not Enough
(c) One Who Fights Like a Warrior
(d) One Who Dances Like the Peacock

11. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?
(a) You can't do that
(b) He says nothing
(c) Let's talk about it
(d) It's a good idea

12. Mama's real name is:
(a) Lora
(b) Rose
(c) Mabel
(d) Lena

13. Mama asks Walter Lee if he is:
(a) Working too hard
(b) Seeing another woman
(c) Gambling and drinking
(d) Thinking of suicide

14. Walter Lee is bitter and disappointed. Why?
(a) He sees his own dreams shattered
(b) He wants to stay in the apartment
(c) He wants to buy a new limousine
(d) He wants to move to New York

15. What does Mama chide Ruth about?
(a) Getting up too late to make Travis's bed
(b) Buckling under to Walter Lee too much
(c) Not fixing a hot breakfast for Travis
(d) Being careless with her money

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

2. The new neighborhood is:

3. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?

4. What country is Beneatha's visitor originally from?

5. Ruth tells Walter Lee she is sorry about:

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