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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

2. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?

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

4. What does Ruth forbid Travis to do?

5. What does Travis ask his mother for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Beneatha reluctant to let a visitor come over to the apartment on this morning?

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

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

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

6. How do Walter Lee and Ruth react when Mama tells them she bought a house in Clybourne Park?

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

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

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

10. How does Mama react when her neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, refuses to lend her some cleanser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and describe the following dramatic structures in the play: Exposition, Rising Action, Turning Points, Climax, and Falling Action. Use dialogue and text examples to support your descriptions.

Essay Topic 2

George calls Walter Lee "Prometheus." Expand his meaning with an essay that explains how Walter resembles this Greek god.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Mama, Ruth, and Beneatha represent changing feminine roles in society.

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