A Raisin in the Sun

1. A Raisin in the Sun Quick review!

2. In what city do the Youngers live? • New York City • Los Angeles • Boston • Chicago 0

3. From whom are the Youngers awaiting a check? • An insurance company • A distant relative • Walter’s employer • The government 10 10

4. What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor? • She has asthma • She is overtired • She is pregnant • She has cancer :10

5. What does Walter’s employer call to say? 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 10

6. What gift does Mama get on moving day? • Gardening equipment • A new coat • A new plant • New curtains 10

7. What does Beneatha want to be? • A lawyer • A doctor • A teacher • An actress 10

8. What does Karl Lindner want the Youngers to do? • Join the Clybourne Park Improvement Assoc. • Work in the community gardens • Give up moving to Clybourne Park • Invest in a liquor store 10

9. Which country does Joseph Asagai come from? 0 Seconds Remaining • Nigeria • Liberia • Ethiopia • Tanzania

10. What tribal nickname does Walter give himself? • Bronze Arrow • Thunder Maker • Flaming Spear • The King 10

11. Who are the neighbors the Youngers have to share a bathroom with? 10 • The Jones • The Darrows • The Johnsons • The Lindners

12. Where does Travis sleep? • In his parents’ bedroom • In his own room • In the living room • In Beneatha’s room 10

13. What does Ruth buy in her excitement about the Youngers’ new home? • New curtains • A new rug • A puppy • A crib 10

14. When Walter shared his frustration at not fulfilling his dreams, Ruth told him to: • Go to work • Beat his boss • Eat his eggs • Have a drink 10

15. Ruth and Walter become hopeful about their future and go on a date. Where do they go? 10 Seconds Remaining • To the movies • Dancing • To a roller rink • To a bar

16. When Ruth found out she was pregnant, she considered • Buying maternity clothes • Quitting her job • Having an abortion • Not moving with the family 10

17. Why do Ruth and Mama approve of George Murchison? 10 • He’s friendly • He’s rich • He’s handsome • He’s politically active

18. Who is the last to leave the apartment at the end of the play? • Walter • Ruth • Beneatha • Mama 10

19. When does Mama believe Walter has achieved his ‘manhood’? • When he invests in the liquor store • 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. 10

20. What happened to the money that Walter invested? 10 • Bobo ran off with it • Willy Harris ran off with it • Ruth ran off with it • Asagai burned it

21. Asagai’s nickname for Beneatha suggests that • She needs food and water to be satisfied • She needs attention from men to be happy • She needs to feel respected and secure to be happy • She needs all of the above :10

22. Each of the Youngers