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

2. She puts on a phonograph record of:
(a) African drumming
(b) Madam Butterfly
(c) American folksongs
(d) Nigerian folk music

3. Where will George take Beneatha on their date?Where will George take Beneatha on their date?
(a) To a folk festival
(b) To Lake Shore Drive
(c) To the theater
(d) To a cocktail party

4. What does Walter Lee give Travis?
(a) Fifty cents
(b) A kiss
(c) A hug
(d) A dollar

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Beneatha in this scene?

2. What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?

3. Where did Mama go?

4. What does Mama chide Ruth about?

5. How does Beneatha's visitor treat Mama?

Short Essay Questions

1. Walter Lee mentions that Mama is expecting something to arrive in the mail. What is she expecting?

2. Why is Ruth so embarrassed by Walter Lee and Beneatha when George Murchison comes in?

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

4. Mama already has plans for the insurance money. What are they?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is it difficult for members of the Younger family to use the bathroom in the morning?

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