Critical Thinking Questions
At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, none of the characters seems to know why Ruth has left the apartment.
When Beneatha asks Walter where Ruth went, Walter responds, "How should I know!" (55). When Beneatha
asks Lena where Ruth went, Lena speculates, "To the doctor, I think" (56).
a. Why is it significant that nobody seems to know where she has gone?
b. Why might Ruth have chosen to keep her pregnancy private?