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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mama asks Walter Lee if he is:
(a) Gambling and drinking
(b) Working too hard
(c) Thinking of suicide
(d) Seeing another woman

3. The new neighborhood is:
(a) All-white
(b) Mostly Negro
(c) Mostly white
(d) Mixed race

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

5. What does Travis bring in for Mama?
(a) A warm winter coat
(b) A new gardening hat
(c) The insurance check
(d) Kitchen cleanser

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Mama and Big Walter plan on living in their apartment when they moved in?

2. How much did Ruth give the abortionist?

3. About how old is Walter Lee Younger?

4. Under the influence of alcohol, Walter Lee dramatically ridicules what?

5. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mama already has plans for the insurance money. What are they?

2. Why is Beneatha reluctant to let a visitor come over to the apartment on this morning?

3. How does Mama react to Beneatha asking whether Ruth "planned" her baby?

4. How does Beneatha differ from the other members of her family?

5. What is the importance of Mama's spindly plant to her character?

6. Ruth scolds Walter Lee for keeping Travis up the night before. How did Walter Lee do that?

7. How does Beneatha surprise George before they go out on their date?

8. What is Mama waiting for Walter Lee to do after she tells him about Ruth's pregnancy?

9. Which members of the Younger family share each of the two bedrooms?

10. What function does Joseph Asagai provide in this play about an African-American family?

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