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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth announce to Mama and Beneatha?
(a) That she got a new job
(b) That she's been fired
(c) That she's feeling ill
(d) That she's pregnant

2. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?
(a) She wonders whether Ruth can get a new job
(b) She wonders how to pay the medical bills
(c) She wonders where the baby will live
(d) She wonders what will happen when Ruth is gone

3. What is Beneatha's task?
(a) Washing down walls
(b) Scrubbing kitchen counters
(c) Sweeping the floor
(d) Spraying cockroaches

4. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?
(a) $10,000
(b) $25,000
(c) $75,000
(d) $3,500

5. What was the name of the baby Mama and Big Walter lost?
(a) Joseph
(b) Mary
(c) Benjamin
(d) Claude

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Beneatha's visitor bring?

2. What is in the letter they are expecting?

3. Why does Walter come back after leaving the apartment?

4. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?

5. How does Mama react to Beneatha's statement that God no longer exists?

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