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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Walter Lee's imaginary African dance, he gestures with a:
(a) Drum
(b) Bow
(c) Knife
(d) Spear
2. The house has how many bedrooms?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Two and a half
3. What is in the letter they are expecting?
(a) Lottery prize money
(b) A new rental contract
(c) An insurance check
(d) A college application
4. What does Mama chide Ruth about?
(a) Getting up too late to make Travis's bed
(b) Being careless with her money
(c) Buckling under to Walter Lee too much
(d) Not fixing a hot breakfast for Travis
5. What does Travis ask Mama?
(a) If he can spray the roaches
(b) What smells so nasty
(c) Where his clean socks are
(d) Permission to go outside
6. What does Ruth think of Willie?
(a) That he is a good dresser and very polite
(b) She wonders why he hasn't been arrested
(c) She thinks he's a good-for-nothing loud mouth
(d) That he's much smarter than Walter Lee
7. Ruth changes her mind about
(a) Whipping Travis
(b) Doing the dishes
(c) Going to the store
(d) Arguing with Walter Lee
8. How long did Mama and Big Walter plan on living in their apartment when they moved in?
(a) Ten years
(b) One year
(c) Two years
(d) Five years
9. Ruth tells Walter Lee she is sorry about:
(a) Her nagging
(b) His drinking
(c) Mama's decision
(d) The new baby
10. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?
(a) Fifty dollars
(b) Five dollars
(c) Twenty-five dollars
(d) Ten dollars
11. What is revealed when Beneatha takes off her headdress?
(a) Two long braids
(b) A bleached color
(c) A short, natural haircut
(d) Many corn rows
12. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?
(a) 50
(b) 45
(c) 25
(d) 35
13. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?
(a) That Ruth might leave him
(b) That his work is too dangerous
(c) That he's getting too greedy
(d) That he's going to lose his job
14. Mama asks Walter Lee if he is:
(a) Working too hard
(b) Seeing another woman
(c) Gambling and drinking
(d) Thinking of suicide
15. The new neighborhood is:
(a) Mostly Negro
(b) Mostly white
(c) All-white
(d) Mixed race
Short Answer Questions
1. Ruth offers Walter Lee:
2. What does Mama send Travis out to borrow?
3. What does Mama urge Ruth to do?
4. What does Walter Lee give Travis?
5. How did Big Walter die, according to Mama?
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