Characters
Conflicts and Interests
Trivia
Raisin Hodge Podge
Mixed Bag Deux
100
She's about thirty, and we can see that she was once a pretty girl, but now it's apparent that life has been little than she's expected and disappointment has already begun to hang in her face.
Who is Ruth?
100
Although it's just a piece of paper, it is the financial document that can change the lives of the Younger family.
What is the insurance check?
100

Lorraine Hansberry uses a line from his poem "Harlem; A Dream Deferred" to name her play A Raisin in the Sun.

Who is Langston Hughes?

100
The play A Raisin in the Sun take place in this major city.
What is Chicago?
100
Mama makes Beneath say, "In my mother's house there is still..." who?
Who is God?
200
He tends to say, "Aw Galee" a lot.
Who is Travis?
200
This typical female condition causes Ruth to faint at the end of Act I scene I.
What is pregnancy?
200

This is the value of Mama's check at the time of the play. This is the value of Mama's check in today's terms.

What is $10,000? What is almost $100,000?

200

This is the particular room that the Younger family must share with others living in the apartment building.

What is the bathroom?

200

In Act I scene I after Ruth denies him, Walter gives Travis this, something the Younger family is in need of. 

What is money (a dollar)?

300
She's not as pretty as her sister-in-law, but her lean, almost intellectual face has a handsomeness of its own.
Who is Beneatha?
300
It's an occupation (job) Walter doesn't see fit for woman, especially Beneatha, to pursue.
What is a doctor?
300
Walter Lee doesn't ride around with the rich and affluent by choice, by trade he is considered one of these.
What is a chauffeur?
300

This is what Mama did for Walter to try to get him to be the head of the family.

What is that she gave him the insurance money (after purchasing the house) for Walter to control and take care of?

300

This is the word to describe someone who is from outside of a group, but who adopts the culture and habits of the group in order to 'fit in'. (think of George Murchison)

What is an assimilationist?

400
Her bearing is perhaps most like the noble of the women of the Hereros of Southwest Africa--rather as if she imagines that as she walks she still bears a basket or a vessel upon her head.
Who is Mama (Lena)?
400
Out of all of Beneatha's interests and seeming confusion, it's the one thing that she's looking for and she thinks Asagai can help her find it.
What is her (cultural) identity?
400
Mama wanted to grow one of these when her and Walter senior dreamt of having their own home?
What is a garden?
400

Asagai brings this gift to give to Beneatha. He brought it from this country.

What is a traditional gown? What is Nigeria?

400

This individual is the representative of the "Clybourne Park Neighborhood Association". 

Who is Mr. Lindner?

500
He says, "Oh-pay-gay-day, oh-gbah-mu-shay," a Yoruba saying for admiration.
Who is Asagai?
500
Among the three of them, these two think Beneatha's a bit odd.
Who are Ruth and Mama?
500
Investment! Walter Lee wants to take the insurance money to invest in one of these.
What is a Liquor Store?
500
The term basically means one who does not believe in God, and Beneatha pretty much considers herself to be one.
What is an atheist?
500

This is the historical term for the timeframe during World War I when a large number of African Americans moved from the rural southern US to northern cities to work in factories.

What is the Great Migration?

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