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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama tells Travis that she has:
(a) Bought USA bonds
(b) Bought a business
(c) Bought a house
(d) Bought vacation tickets

2. What are Mama and Beneatha doing in the beginning of this scene?
(a) Cleaning the house
(b) Washing dishes
(c) Baking bread
(d) Paying bills

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

4. What term does he use to describe Beneatha's hair?
(a) Mutilated
(b) Stylish
(c) American
(d) Disfigured

5. Ruth offers Walter Lee:
(a) Tea
(b) Soda
(c) Beer
(d) Milk

Short Answer Questions

1. Walter Lee has been out talking to:

2. What term does Walter Lee use to refer to George's shoes?

3. Who is acting as head of the Younger family?

4. What does Mama tell Walter Lee about Ruth?

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

(see the answer key)

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