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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Travis announce when he comes in?
(a) That Willie Harris is back
(b) That the movers have arrived
(c) That Karl Lindner is at the door
(d) That he needs another dollar

2. Who knocks on the door?
(a) Willie
(b) Bobo
(c) Mr. Arnold
(d) George

3. Mama advises Beneatha:
(a) You're not getting younger
(b) Be picky with men
(c) Men are a dime a dozen
(d) Don't waste your time

4. What does Mama ask Beneatha and Ruth to do?
(a) Tell the landlord that they'll be staying on
(b) Call the moving company to cancel their service
(c) Spray the rooms one more time for cockroaches
(d) Use the newspapers to pack up the china

5. Where did Ruth go with Walter Lee?
(a) The park
(b) The movies
(c) A drive-in
(d) A restaurant

6. Why does Walter Lee thank Willie Harris?
(a) Because Willie taught him to focus on what counts
(b) Because Willie showed him how to cheat others
(c) Because Willie is going to help him start a business
(d) Because Willie helped him take stock of his life

7. What decision does Walter Lee come to about taking Karl Lindner's offer?
(a) He decides not to take it
(b) He decides to take the money
(c) He decides to ask for more
(d) He decides to offer a compromise

8. What does Mr. Lindner bring the Youngers?
(a) A no-pet petition
(b) A welcome brochure
(c) An offer to buy their house
(d) An invitation to a club

9. What has Ruth bought for the new house?
(a) Curtains
(b) Pillows
(c) Welcome mat
(d) Flower pots

10. Walter Lee is so happy that he:
(a) Dances with Ruth
(b) Snaps his fingers
(c) Blows a horn
(d) Jumps on the table

11. What does Walter mean by "the Man?"
(a) Rich African-Americans
(b) All members of mankind
(c) People with money and power
(d) Poor African-Americans

12. Walter Lee explains he drove out to look at:
(a) Steel mills
(b) His home town
(c) The waterfront
(d) The racetrack

13. What does the Welcoming Committee offer to do?
(a) Paint the new house
(b) Rent the new house
(c) Sell the new house
(d) Buy the new house

14. What does Ruth give Mrs. Johnson?
(a) Milk and pie
(b) Tea and cookies
(c) Coffee and cake
(d) Soda and crackers

15. Mrs. Johnson comes in. Who is she?
(a) Mama's cousin
(b) A distant relative
(c) Ruth's best friend
(d) A nosy neighbor

Short Answer Questions

1. Beneatha tells Mama that George is:

2. Who are Mr. And Mrs. Arnold?

3. Beneatha thinks Mama looks like:

4. What does Beneatha scornfully call Joseph?

5. Why is Beneatha unhappy?

(see the answer keys)

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