GRADED RIS Act I S I

What is the couch covered with?

• Doilies

• An old blanket

• Pillows

• Carpets

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What figurative language is consistently used to describe the setting?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

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What makes it difficult for the family to get ready in the morning?

• They don't have enough to eat.

• The alarm never works

• The neighbors keep them up all night and they're exhaused.

• They all sleep in one bedroom.

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What is the effect of the figurative language that's used to describe the setting?

• The apartment is like one of the characters

• The lines rhyme.

• The apartment is a symbol of the characters

• The apartment is a representation of the characters

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What is the apartment lacking in?

• a kitchen

• a table

• A living room

• light

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What did Beneatha do to make Mama slap her?

• She said she hated her brother.

• She said that she didn't care how much her schooling cost, she wanted her Mama to pay for it.

• She said she agreed with Walter about the liquor store.

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Answer explanation

she said she didn't believe in God.

Does George Murchison support Beneatha's idea of being a doctor?

• Yes, he'd like her to make the money.

• Yes, he'd like the status it brings.

• No, he thinks it's funny.

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What happens to Ruth at the end of the scene?

• Mama gets angry with her.

• Walter comes home and gets angry with her.

• She collapses.

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What does Mama take care of at the end that symbolizes her children?

• Beneatha

• Her plant

• Travis

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Why is Ruth mad?

• Walter kept the family up late.

• He forgot her birthday again!

• Travis keeps forgetting to bring his 50 cents to school.

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