A Raisin in the Sun
Quick review!
In what city do the Youngers live?
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New York City
Los Angeles
Boston
Chicago
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From whom are the Youngers awaiting a check?
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An insurance company
A distant relative
Walter’s employer
The government
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What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor?
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She has asthma
She is overtired
She is pregnant
She has cancer
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What does Walter’s employer call to say?
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1. Walter is getting a raise
2. Walter must come in earlier
3. Walter has not been to work in 3 days
4. Walter cannot have a vacation
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What gift does Mama get on moving day?
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Gardening equipment
A new coat
A new plant
New curtains
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What does Beneatha want to be?
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A lawyer
A doctor
A teacher
An actress
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What does Karl Lindner want the Youngers to do?
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Join the Clybourne Park Improvement Assoc.
Work in the community gardens
Give up moving to Clybourne Park
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Invest in a liquor store
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Which country does Joseph Asagai come from?
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Nigeria
Liberia
Ethiopia
Tanzania
What tribal nickname does Walter give himself?
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Bronze Arrow
Thunder Maker
Flaming Spear
The King
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Who are the neighbors the Youngers have to
share a bathroom with?
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The Jones
The Darrows
The Johnsons
The Lindners
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Where does Travis sleep?
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In his parents’ bedroom
In his own room
In the living room
In Beneatha’s room
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What does Ruth buy in her excitement about the
Youngers’ new home?
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New curtains
A new rug
A puppy
A crib
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When Walter shared his frustration at not fulfilling his
dreams, Ruth told him to:
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Go to work
Beat his boss
Eat his eggs
Have a drink
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Ruth and Walter become hopeful about their
future and go on a date. Where do they go?
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To the movies
Dancing
To a roller rink
To a bar
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When Ruth found out she was pregnant, she
considered
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Buying maternity clothes
Quitting her job
Having an abortion
Not moving with the family
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Why do Ruth and Mama approve of George Murchison?
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He’s friendly
He’s rich
He’s handsome
He’s politically active
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Who is the last to leave the apartment at the end of the play?
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Walter
Ruth
Beneatha
Mama
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When does Mama believe Walter has achieved his ‘manhood’?
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When he invests in the liquor store
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When he takes Ruth to the movies
When she finds out Ruth is pregnant
When he tells Mr. Lindner that they will move to Clybourne
Park no matter what.
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What happened to the money that Walter invested?
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Bobo ran off with it
Willy Harris ran off with it
Ruth ran off with it
Asagai burned it
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Asagai’s nickname for Beneatha suggests that
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She needs food and water to be satisfied
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She needs attention from men to be happy
She needs to feel respected and secure to be happy
She needs all of the above
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Each of the Youngers