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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. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?
(a) Twenty-five dollars
(b) Five dollars
(c) Ten dollars
(d) Fifty dollars

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?

2. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?

3. What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?

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

5. Where does Beneatha expect to get her tuition from?

(see the answer key)

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