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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the action of this play set?
(a) In a quiet house in a Chicago suburb
(b) In an apartment in a small town in Illinois
(c) In a small apartment in Chicago's Southside
(d) In a boarding house in New York City

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

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

4. What does Mama keep on the windowsill?
(a) An old wind-up clock
(b) A good-luck statue
(c) A picture of her husband
(d) A small houseplant

5. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?
(a) $75,000
(b) $10,000
(c) $3,500
(d) $25,000

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

7. Where will George take Beneatha on their date?Where will George take Beneatha on their date?
(a) To Lake Shore Drive
(b) To a folk festival
(c) To a cocktail party
(d) To the theater

8. George doesn't care for:
(a) Whiskey
(b) Coffee
(c) Beer
(d) Soda Pop

9. What does Ruth call Beneatha's hair style?
(a) Boyish
(b) Nappy
(c) Natural
(d) Stylish

10. Ruth offers Walter Lee:
(a) Beer
(b) Tea
(c) Soda
(d) Milk

11. What does Travis do on his way out?
(a) Grabs his hat and jacket from a hook
(b) Tosses a basketball to his father
(c) Smacks Beneatha on the her bottom
(d) Steps on as many cockroaches as he can

12. What method does Beneatha suggest for getting rid of the cockroaches?
(a) Getting a cat to chase them away
(b) Drowning them with the dishwater
(c) Setting fire to the building
(d) Using flyswatters to hit them

13. 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 doesn't like Walter Lee as much as she likes Beneatha
(c) It fosters immorality by encouraging drinking
(d) She is afraid that the police would close it

14. George defines assimilationist Negroes as:
(a) Upper class
(b) Uneducated
(c) Uncle Toms
(d) Farm hands

15. In the paper, Walter Lee reads about:
(a) A garbage strike
(b) A recent murder
(c) A battle in France
(d) Another bomb test

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Mama and Big Walter plan on living in their apartment when they moved in?

2. What lie does Walter Lee tell George?

3. What gift does Beneatha's visitor bring?

4. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?

5. Who calls Walter Lee on the telephone?

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