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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. What time are the moving men due?

2. Why is Beneatha unhappy?

3. Mrs. Johnson's personality can be described as:

4. What is the bad news?

5. What decision does Walter Lee come to about taking Karl Lindner's offer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do the onstage character to react to Mr. Lindner's offer to buy their new house? Describe their emotions.

6. Mama explains to Mrs. Johnson that Walter Lee is busy resting. What conclusion does Mrs. Johnson jump to on hearing that?

7. Why does Mama insist on Travis staying while Walter Lee talks to Karl Lindner?

8. 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?

9. A new character, Mr. Karl Lindner, appears at the door. How is he greeted by the adult Youngers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does racism perpetuate poverty, or does poverty intensify racism? Or are the two problems completely separate? Explore these questions in an essay.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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