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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. Who calls Walter Lee on the telephone?
(a) Willie Harris
(b) His boss
(c) The landlord
(d) Ruth

2. Where does Travis sleep?
(a) On the fire escape
(b) In the living room
(c) In the curtained alcove
(d) In a bedroom off the hall

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

4. What does Beneatha see Travis doing?
(a) Stealing from the grocer
(b) Getting beat up by bullies
(c) Playing with a b.b. gun
(d) Chasing a rat in the street

5. In the paper, Walter Lee reads about:
(a) A garbage strike
(b) A battle in France
(c) Another bomb test
(d) A recent murder

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Mama and Beneatha doing in the beginning of this scene?

2. What country is Beneatha's visitor originally from?

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

4. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?

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

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