View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?
(a) He says nothing
(b) You can't do that
(c) Let's talk about it
(d) It's a good idea

2. What does Mama chide Ruth about?
(a) Getting up too late to make Travis's bed
(b) Buckling under to Walter Lee too much
(c) Not fixing a hot breakfast for Travis
(d) Being careless with her money

3. What does Beneatha say she's going out to do?
(a) To get herself a good job
(b) To become a Queen of the Nile
(c) To get a ticket to Nigeria
(d) To buy herself some books

4. What does Walter Lee want to do?
(a) Open a liquor store with his friends
(b) Drink and have fun with his friends
(c) Go to college and become a doctor
(d) Buy a limosine and run a car service

5. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?
(a) Five dollars
(b) Twenty-five dollars
(c) Ten dollars
(d) Fifty dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mama refuse to support Walter Lee's plan to open a liquor store?

2. Where did Mama go?

3. Which character starts the play on stage?

4. Ruth changes her mind about

5. Where does Mama tell Beneatha that Ruth has gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion do Ruth and Walter Lee come to about their marriage in this scene?

2. How does Mama react to Beneatha asking whether Ruth "planned" her baby?

3. What is Ruth referring to when she talks to George about "them bombs and things they keep setting off?"

4. What is Mama waiting for Walter Lee to do after she tells him about Ruth's pregnancy?

5. What function does Joseph Asagai provide in this play about an African-American family?

6. What is Beneatha afraid that Mama will do when Beneatha's visitor arrives?

7. What does Ruth urge Mama to do with the insurance money for Big Walter's death?

8. Describe Walter Lee's future, as he sees it.

9. How does Beneatha differ from the other members of her family?

10. What does Walter Lee taunt George about as they wait for Beneatha?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 639 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample