Raisin in the Sun
Who are the 5 members of the family that live in the house?
Mama, Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, Travis
What is the name of the grieving elderly woman who works at the aquarium as a custodian?
Tova Sullivan [First name accepted]
What's the name of the scientist who gives the creature life?
Victor Frankenstein
What is the name of the family that the Creature learns to read and speak from watching?
De Lacey Family
Camron Cassmore feels like he has an unfair disadvantage in life compared to his friends and the man he thinks is his father. What is that disadvantage?
He’s from a lower socioeconomic class (he has less money)
What does Walter want to use Mama's money towards?
To open a Liquor Store
What is the mystery that haunts the elderly woman protagonist throughout the book?
What happened to her son, Eric.
What is the name of Victor's childhood sister/cousin, who later becomes his wife?
Elizabeth Lavenza
Who are the Knit Wits?
Tova’s group of friends
What is the literature and art movement that Frankenstein is an example of?
Romanticism
What secret is Ruth hiding in Act 1 of the play?
She's pregnant
What is Cameron Cassmore on the search for when he arrives in Sowell Bay?
His father
What promise to the Creature does Frankenstein break that causes the monster to kill Henry Clerval?
He refuses to make him another, female creature.
"A wife"
Who raised Cameron Cassmore after his mom left him?
His Aunt Jean
Mary Shelley writes about the dangers of advancement in technology. What was happening at the time of her writing it that made her fearful of all of the new advancement?
The Industrial Revolution
Who is Mr. Linder? And what does he offer the Younger family?
He's the white man who lives in the neighborhood where Mama bought a house. He offers to buy their house back from them for a profit because he doesn't want a Black family moving into the majority white neighborhood.
Who are the 2 main narrators throughout the book?
Marcellus the octopus (1st) and a 3rd person limited
(Specifically the 3rd person limited follows: Tova, Ethan, and Cameron)
At the end of the novel, how does the creature react to seeing Victor dead?
The creature expresses deep sorrow and regret upon seeing Victor dead. He acknowledges the role he played in Victor's demise, and he mourns the loss of his creator despite their difficult relationship.
What are the names of the two men that Beneatha is dating in a Raisin in the Sun?
George Murchison and (Joseph) Asagai
What is the systemic form of housing discrimination that many Black families like the Youngers faced in America?
Red Lining
What does Mama take with her at the end of the play when they leave the apartment?
Her Plant.
What is the object that Marcellous finally successfully uses to communicate to Cameron & Tova. And what is he trying to communicate?
Eric’s High school ring that reads EELS & that Tova is Cameron’s paternal grandmother.
What biblical story does the creature compare his and Victor's story to?
The creation of Adam / The Devil
What is one set of foil characters in Frankenstein?
Victor vs. Creature
Elizabeth vs. Victor
Henry vs. Victor
Justine vs. Victor
Anything that you can defend
Benethea is accused of changing her natural style and way to better fit white culture by her Nigerian boyfriend. What is the term for abandoning one’s own culture to better fit into a mainstream/ dominant culture?
Assimilation