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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Walter Lee tell George?
(a) That he's been to New York City
(b) That he has a degree in public speaking
(c) That he bought a new cadillac
(d) That he's getting a new job

2. How does Walter Lee like his eggs?
(a) Poached
(b) Scrambled
(c) Over easy
(d) Any way but scrambled

3. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?
(a) Stylish
(b) Disfigured
(c) American
(d) Mutilated

4. What is Beneatha's current ambition in life?
(a) To marry a rich man
(b) To become a doctor
(c) To go on the stage
(d) To leave Chicago

5. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?
(a) He tells her jokes
(b) He is speechless
(c) With great respect
(d) He ignores her

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mama go?

2. Where will George take Beneatha on their date?Where will George take Beneatha on their date?

3. Beneatha turns off the radio which was playing:

4. According to Walter Lee, money is:

5. How long did Mama and Big Walter plan on living in their apartment when they moved in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Ruth fainted at the end of the scene?

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

3. Why does Beneatha have to wait to use the bathroom when she wakes up?

4. What does Walter Lee do when he sees Beneatha in her Nigerian costume?

5. What is the importance of Mama's spindly plant to her character?

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

7. Why is Mama suspicious when Ruth refers to the doctor as a female?

8. Ruth scolds Walter Lee for keeping Travis up the night before. How did Walter Lee do that?

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

10. How does Beneatha surprise George before they go out on their date?

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