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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 sing about?
(a) Kittens
(b) Birds
(c) Wings
(d) Angels

2. How old is Travis?
(a) 10 years old
(b) 11 years old
(c) 7 years old
(d) 12 years old

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

4. Walter Lee went to the Green Hat to:
(a) To play pool
(b) To smoke cigars
(c) Listen to music
(d) To talk sports

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Travis wants to be:

2. Which generation of American Youngers does Travis represent?

3. Mama tells Walter Lee that she wants him to be:

4. Where does Karl Lindner live?

5. What does Walter Lee tell Mr. Lindner to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ruth tells Beneatha she went out with Walter Lee the night before. Why is that special?

2. What does Beneatha want to do at the end of the play?

3. Why does Walter Lee ask Karl Lindner to come back to the apartment?

4. Before this scene we hadn't realized the scope of Walter Lee's dreams. What are they?

5. Who is the first family member to be suspicious of Mr. Lindner's real intent?

6. At the end of the play, Mama tells Ruth that Walter Lee "finally come into his manhood today." What does it mean to come into your manhood?

7. Beneatha says that there's nothing left of Walter Lee to love now. How does Mama respond?

8. What does Joseph Asagai tell Beneatha he wants to do with his life?

9. Ruth thinks that the sign Beneatha is making for a box of china can be seen from an airplane. What is Ruth implying about Beneatha?

10. How does Walter Lee find out that Mama's money is gone?

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