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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Walter Lee thank Willie Harris?
(a) Because Willie helped him take stock of his life
(b) Because Willie is going to help him start a business
(c) Because Willie taught him to focus on what counts
(d) Because Willie showed him how to cheat others

2. Mrs. Johnson thinks Walter is:
(a) Good looking
(b) A good provider
(c) A good dancer
(d) A good driver

3. What decision does Walter Lee come to about taking Karl Lindner's offer?
(a) He decides to offer a compromise
(b) He decides to ask for more
(c) He decides not to take it
(d) He decides to take the money

4. Mama opens a gift. What is it?
(a) Garden tools
(b) A tea kettle
(c) Candlesticks
(d) Kitchen towels

5. What does Walter mean by "the Man?"
(a) Rich African-Americans
(b) Poor African-Americans
(c) All members of mankind
(d) People with money and power

6. What opinion does the Welcoming Committee hold?
(a) Neighbors should visit often
(b) The new neighbors are nice
(c) The Youngers need a garage
(d) Negroes should live elsewhere

7. What word is it that affects Walter Lee so strongly that he begins to pace and mutter?
(a) Compromise
(b) Man
(c) Integration
(d) Money

8. Walter Lee has been missing from work for:
(a) Three weeks
(b) Three days
(c) Three hours
(d) Three nights

9. What is different about the apartment?
(a) Furniture is rearranged
(b) The rugs are rolled up
(c) Packing boxes fill the room
(d) Suitcases are being filled

10. What is the mood at the beginning of this act?
(a) Nervous
(b) Gloomy
(c) Excited
(d) Happy

11. What will Mama take to the new house?
(a) An antique pitcher
(b) The family album
(c) A new set of china
(d) Her spindly plant

12. How much will the monthly payments be for the new house?
(a) $125
(b) $250
(c) $175
(d) $200

13. What does Mr. Lindner bring the Youngers?
(a) A no-pet petition
(b) An offer to buy their house
(c) A welcome brochure
(d) An invitation to a club

14. Walter Lee can't understand why:
(a) Willie can't keep a date
(b) Willie didn't leave a map
(c) Willie and Bobo had a fight
(d) Bobo missed the station

15. Joseph Asaigai says that Beneatha is grateful to her brother because:
(a) He makes her look good by ruining things for the family
(b) His failure allows her to give up on the human race
(c) Now she can stay in the neighborhood she grew up in
(d) She'll be able to leave her family with worrying about them

Short Answer Questions

1. Walter Lee is so happy that he:

2. Mr. Arnold had to take a taxi because:

3. What does Mr. Lindner represent?

4. How does Mr. Lindner describe the people in Clybourne Park?

5. As the scene opens, what does Beneatha carry?

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