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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Beneatha's current ambition in life?
(a) To go on the stage
(b) To become a doctor
(c) To leave Chicago
(d) To marry a rich man

2. Which character starts the play on stage?
(a) Travis
(b) Ruth
(c) Mama
(d) Walter Lee

3. What does Mama keep on the windowsill?
(a) A good-luck statue
(b) A picture of her husband
(c) A small houseplant
(d) An old wind-up clock

4. How long did Mama and Big Walter plan on living in their apartment when they moved in?
(a) Five years
(b) Two years
(c) One year
(d) Ten years

5. What does Ruth think of Willie?
(a) She wonders why he hasn't been arrested
(b) She thinks he's a good-for-nothing loud mouth
(c) That he is a good dresser and very polite
(d) That he's much smarter than Walter Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama chide Ruth about?

2. What does Ruth do at the end of the scene?

3. Where is the action of this play set?

4. In the paper, Walter Lee reads about:

5. What was the name of the baby Mama and Big Walter lost?

(see the answer key)

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