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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Mr. And Mrs. Arnold?
(a) Walter Lee's employers
(b) Mama's neighbors
(c) Mrs. Johnson's friends
(d) Ruth's pharmacists

2. Ruth thinks Mr. Lindner looks:
(a) Unfriendly
(b) Uncomfortable
(c) Untidy
(d) Too relaxed

3. What was the name of boy in Beneatha's story?
(a) David
(b) Rufus
(c) Bob
(d) Larry

4. As the scene opens, what does Beneatha carry?
(a) A case of soda
(b) A violin case
(c) A guitar case
(d) A brief case

5. Where did Walter Lee put the money?
(a) In a deal with Willie
(b) In a mattress
(c) In a checking account
(d) Into the bank

6. How does Mr. Lindner describe the people in Clybourne Park?
(a) Mostly retired
(b) Hardworking
(c) Rich and fancy
(d) Family oriented

7. Beneatha thinks Mama looks like:
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt
(b) Scarlet O'Hara
(c) Aunt Jemima
(d) Judy Garland

8. How much did Mama spend on the house?
(a) $4500
(b) $4000
(c) $3500
(d) $5000

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

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

11. Beneatha says she wants to:
(a) Meet his family
(b) Pour him a drink
(c) Make weekend plans
(d) Continue their talk

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

13. Walter Lee dreams of driving what kind of car?
(a) A two-tone sedan
(b) A black Chrysler
(c) A silver sports car
(d) A white Cadillac

14. Beneatha says her people have to overcome:
(a) Neighborhood gossips
(b) The Klu Klux Klan
(c) Racist newspaper stories
(d) Racist neighborhoods

15. What word is it that affects Walter Lee so strongly that he begins to pace and mutter?
(a) Money
(b) Integration
(c) Man
(d) Compromise

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter mean by "the Man?"

2. What is the bad news?

3. While Beneatha listens to Mr. Lindner, she:

4. What does Beneatha call Walter Lee?

5. Who knocks on the door?

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