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

2. What is the last thing Mama takes from the apartment?
(a) Her plant
(b) Her keys
(c) Her coat
(d) Her purse

3. Beneatha tells Mama that George is:
(a) A dandy
(b) A fool
(c) A catch
(d) A friend

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 does Walter Lee tell Mr. Lindner to do?
(a) Get out
(b) Call a cab
(c) Call his realtor
(d) Leave his card

Short Answer Questions

1. Walter Lee explains he drove out to look at:

2. What is different about the apartment?

3. Walter Lee has been missing from work for:

4. Walter Lee dreams of driving what kind of car?

5. What is the bad news?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Beneatha upset at Walter Lee in this scene?

2. Walter Lee asks Mr. Lindner to get out, but Mr. Lindner leaves something behind. What?

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

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

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

6. Ruth wants to take a hot bath at the new house. Explain why that is a luxury for her.

7. 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?

8. Mama says she's tired after work. She has climbed steps to get into the apartment. Explain why she didn't use an elevator.

9. Travis says that he wants to be a bus driver. How do Walter Lee's dreams for Travis differ from his son's?

10. Why does Walter Lee finally decide not to take Karl Lindner's money?

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