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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mama want to put $3000 put in the bank?
(a) For Beneatha's school tuition
(b) For Walter's liquor business
(c) For Ruth's hospital expenses
(d) For Travis' future education

2. Mr. Arnold had to take a taxi because:
(a) He had an appointment
(b) His wife wanted to go out
(c) His chauffeur didn't show up
(d) It's cheaper than a limo

3. Beneatha thanks Mama for:
(a) Making the bed
(b) Buying groceries
(c) Understanding her
(d) Doing the laundry

4. What was Mama's maiden name?
(a) Lena Anderson
(b) Lena Eggleston
(c) Lena Younger
(d) Lena Horne

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

6. What is different about the apartment?
(a) Suitcases are being filled
(b) Furniture is rearranged
(c) Packing boxes fill the room
(d) The rugs are rolled up

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

8. Travis wants to be:
(a) A fireman
(b) A baseball player
(c) A bus driver
(d) A traffic cop

9. What does Beneatha call Walter Lee?
(a) A toothless rat
(b) A no account man
(c) An illiterate bum
(d) A spineless worm

10. Why is Beneatha unhappy?
(a) Because they can't move into the new house
(b) Because the insurance money is gone
(c) Because she'll never visit Nigeria
(d) Because she'll never become a doctor

11. What time are the moving men due?
(a) One o'clock
(b) Ten past noon
(c) Four o'clock
(d) Five o'clock

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

13. Walter Lee grabs Bobo and:
(a) Pulls his ears
(b) Shakes him
(c) Slaps him
(d) Knocks him down

14. Mrs. Johnson reads a newspaper headline about:
(a) A bombing at Clybourne Park
(b) A riot in downtown Chicago
(c) An accident on the highway
(d) A neighborhood gang shooting

15. What advice does Asagai give to Beneatha?
(a) Don't be afraid to try something new
(b) Never let people see you crying
(c) Never be afraid to sit awhile and think
(d) Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Short Answer Questions

1. Beneatha walks by dressed in:

2. What is the last thing Mama takes from the apartment?

3. When Mama gives Walter Lee the money, she shows:

4. How does Mr. Lindner describe the people in Clybourne Park?

5. What decision does Walter Lee come to about taking Karl Lindner's offer?

(see the answer keys)

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