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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who calls Walter Lee on the telephone?
(a) The landlord
(b) Ruth
(c) His boss
(d) Willie Harris
2. What does Walter Lee say when Ruth says she's considering an abortion?
(a) He says nothing
(b) You can't do that
(c) Let's talk about it
(d) It's a good idea
3. What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?
(a) Tries to persuade Mama to use the money for a car
(b) Asks Mama to give him half of the money immediately
(c) Starts telling Mama about his plan to buy a store
(d) Asks Mama to tell how much of it he can use
4. Under the influence of alcohol, Walter Lee dramatically ridicules what?
(a) His job as a chauffeur
(b) His mother's cooking
(c) His African heritage
(d) His wife's figure
5. What is revealed when Beneatha takes off her headdress?
(a) Many corn rows
(b) A short, natural haircut
(c) Two long braids
(d) A bleached color
6. 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
7. In the paper, Walter Lee reads about:
(a) Another bomb test
(b) A garbage strike
(c) A battle in France
(d) A recent murder
8. How long did Mama and Big Walter plan on living in their apartment when they moved in?
(a) Five years
(b) One year
(c) Two years
(d) Ten years
9. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?
(a) That he's getting too greedy
(b) That he's going to lose his job
(c) That his work is too dangerous
(d) That Ruth might leave him
10. Who makes the first entrance?
(a) Ruth
(b) Beneatha
(c) Travis
(d) Mama
11. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?
(a) $75,000
(b) $3,500
(c) $25,000
(d) $10,000
12. Ruth changes her mind about
(a) Arguing with Walter Lee
(b) Whipping Travis
(c) Going to the store
(d) Doing the dishes
13. What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?
(a) She wakes Travis up
(b) She starts breakfast
(c) She reads the paper
(d) She makes herself pretty
14. Which character starts the play on stage?
(a) Ruth
(b) Mama
(c) Travis
(d) Walter Lee
15. Where does Beneatha expect to get her tuition from?
(a) Her inheritance
(b) Savings from her job
(c) Gifts from her friends
(d) The insurance money
Short Answer Questions
1. The new neighborhood is:
2. What is Beneatha's relationship to Ruth?
3. Who is acting as head of the Younger family?
4. Walter Lee and George argue about:
5. Walter Lee has been out talking to:
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