A Raisin in the Sun - Act 1 Quiz (MC)

Last updated over 2 years ago

15 questions

A Raisin in the Sun - Act 1 Quiz (MC)

Last updated over 2 years ago

15 questions

Question 1

Where does Travis sleep?

A) In a bedroom with Walter and Ruth

B) On the floor of the apartment

C) A make-down bed in the center of the living room

D) The kitchen table

Question 2

What does Walter give Travis in Scene 1?

A) Money for school

B) Money for carfare

C) Money to buy milk at the store

D) He doesn't give him anything

Question 3

What does Walter want to do with his money from the check?

A) Buy a house for Ruth, Travis, and himself

B) Go back to school

C) Buy a liquor store

D) Buy a house for his Mama and Beneatha

Question 4

What profession does Beneatha aspire to be?

A) Lawyer

B) Teacher

C) Nurse

D) Doctor

Question 5

What is Ruth's profession?

A) Chauffer

B) Maid

C) Teacher

D) Clerk

Question 6

How much money will the Younger family receive from the insurance check?

A) $100,000

B) $1,000

C) $10,000

D) $5,000

Question 7

What are Beneatha's religious views?

A) She does not believe in God, but wants her mother to show her how to put more
trust in Him

B) She believes in God, but she needs a sign to let her know that He exists

C) She does not believe in God, and this upsets her mother

D) She says that she believes in God, and she wants to continue to go to church
with her family

Question 8

What name does Ruth call the apartment where the family lives?

A) Rat trap

B) Humble abode

C) Mouse house

D) Mouse trap

Question 9

Where is Joseph Asagai from?

A) Nigeria

B) London

C) Liberia

D) Sudan

Question 10

10.

Ruth thinks that Beneatha should continue to go out with George Murchison because he is

A) Wealthy

B) Educated

C) Intelligent

D) Available

Question 11

11.

Beneatha tells Mama and Ruth that she may never ________________, and this shocks them both.

A) Go back to college

B) Have a family

C) Get married

D) Move out of Chicago

Question 12

12.

Joseph Asagai calls Beneatha "Alaiyo" - what does that mean?

A) One for Whom Space is Not Enough

B) One for Whom Bread is Not Enough

C) One for Whom Love is Not Enough

D) One for Whom Time is Not Enough

Question 13

13.

Joseph Asagai tells Beneatha that her _____________ looks mutilated.

A) Faith

B) Smile

C) Posture

D) Hair

Question 14

14.

Explain the significance of Ruth telling Walter, "Eat your eggs, they gonna be cold." What did Walter want Ruth to do for him?

Question 15

15.

Why does Mama call Walter a disgrace at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?