What is an object, character, thing, etc. that represent abstract ideas or concepts
100
The title of the poem this play is based on
"Harlem (A Dream Deferred)"
100
The character who get's everyone ready each day
Who is Ruth Younger
200
This character has the desire to live the American Dream by being living in a house and staying free
Who is Mama (Lena) Younger
200
The setting of the play (be specific!)
What is an apartment in Chicago
200
This object symbolizes hope and a chance for success, but so far has been causing arguments between the Youngers
What is insurance payment (the check)
200
Why the Younger's are receiving a $10,000 check in the mail
What is Big Walter's death
200
Walter's two "friends" who want him to join them in buying a liquor store
Who are Willie and Bobo
300
This character has the desire to be close to Beneatha
Younger
Who is (Joseph) Asagai
300
Why Ruth was upset when Walter gave Travis the money
What is because they didn't have money to spare, Walter did not back up his wife, and/or Walter undermined Ruth's authority
300
This object (so far) symbolizes "assimilation" to the white culture
What is Beneatha's hair
300
The main conflict between the Youngers
What is what to do with the money/check
300
What Walter wants from Ruth
What is her support in his dream
400
This character has the desire to live the American Dream by being wealthy and well-off
Who is Walter Younger
400
The message Walter is conveying when he says to Ruth, “You tired, ain’t you? Tired of everything. Me, the boy, the way we live – this beat-up hole – everything.”
What is that the family is exasperated of living in poverty
400
This object symbolizes Mama's unending care for the Younger family and her dream
What is Mama's plant
400
What causes Mama to abruptly leave at the end of Act 1
What is Walter does not try to convince Ruth not to have an abortion
400
Why Mama slaps Beneatha
What is Beneatha's states that there is no God
500
The readers still do not know the dreams of these two characters
Who are Travis and Ruth Younger
500
Why Asagai thinks Beneatha is interested in him
What is he gives her insight into her identity and culture of origin
500
This phrase symbolizes the acceptance of adversity and a character's belief that he is being kept from his dreams
What is "eat your eggs"
500
What the death of one of Mama's children foreshadows
What is Ruth's plans to have an abortion
500
The ways Walter and Beneatha both differ from Mama
What is they are not "satisfied or proud" of what they currently have, desire the things that come with having money, and/or do not value freedom