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Act 1 Review: A Raisin in the Sun

Quiz by Mr. Lyde

Grade 7
ELA
North Carolina Standard Course of Study

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  • Q1
    Where is the action of this play set?
    In a quiet house in a Chicago suburb
    In a boarding house in New York City
    In an apartment in a small town in Illinois
    In a small apartment in Chicago's Southside
    30s
  • Q2
    Where does Travis sleep?
    In the living room
    On the fire escape
    In the curtained alcove
    In a bedroom off the hall
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the first thing Ruth does on stage?
    She wakes Travis up
    She reads the paper
    She makes herself pretty
    She starts breakfast
    30s
  • Q4
    How does Walter Lee like his eggs?
    Any way but scrambled
    Poached
    Over easy
    Scrambled
    30s
  • Q5
    What does Walter Lee want to do?
    Buy a limosine and run a car service
    Open a liquor store with his friends
    Go to college and become a doctor
    Drink and have fun with his friends
    30s
  • Q6
    What does Ruth do at the end of Act 1, scene 1?
    Sings a hymn
    Prays
    Makes Travis's bed
    She faints
    30s
  • Q7
    How does Mama react to Beneatha's statement that God no longer exists?
    She begins to pray
    She agree with Beneatha
    She leaves the room
    She slaps Beneatha
    30s
  • Q8
    Why does Walter come back after leaving the apartment?
    He forgot to kiss Ruth goodbye
    He needs carfare from Ruth
    It's raining and he needs an umbrella
    He wants to yell at Beneatha
    30s
  • Q9
    What is Beneatha's current ambition in life?
    To leave Chicago
    To marry a rich man
    To go on the stage
    To become a doctor
    30s
  • Q10
    What does Mama tell Walter Lee about Ruth in Act 1, scene 2?
    She works too hard
    She needs his love
    That she's pregnant
    That she's dying
    30s
  • Q11
    According to Walter Lee, money is:
    Evil
    Important
    Worthless
    Life
    30s
  • Q12
    What does Walter Lee do when he sees the check?
    Starts telling Mama about his plan to buy a store
    Asks Mama to tell how much of it he can use
    Asks Mama to give him half of the money immediately
    Tries to persuade Mama to use the money for a car
    30s
  • Q13
    What does Travis bring in for Mama?
    The insurance check
    A warm winter coat
    A new gardening hat
    Kitchen cleanser
    30s
  • Q14
    What is Benny's main worry about Ruth being pregnant?
    She wonders how to pay the medical bills
    She wonders whether Ruth can get a new job
    She wonders what will happen when Ruth is gone
    She wonders where the baby will live
    30s
  • Q15
    What does "Alaiyo" mean?
    One for Whom the Goddess Calls
    One Who Dances Like the Peacock
    One Who Fights Like a Warrior
    One for Whom Bread Is Not Enough
    30s

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