In Their Dreams
Signs of the Times
Trouble's Comin'
Vocabulary
Say What?
100
her desperation forced her to purchase a house in this neighborhood
What is CLYBOURNE PARK?
100
The Younger family was allowed to move, even though banks of the time often practiced this.
What is REDLINING?
100
why Mama slapped Bennie
What is she disrespected Mama's beliefs?
100
"She flies to get it AMID the general bustling of the family."
What is IN THE MIDDLE OF?
100
"Baby, don't nothing happen for you in this world 'less you pay somebody off."
Who is WALTER?
200
One for Whom Bread is Not Enough
Who is BENNIE?
200
the typical heads of 1950s households
Who are the MEN/FATHERS/HUSBANDS?
200
illegal and dangerous decision Ruth paid $5 down on
Who is ABORTION?
200
"...dropping her hands in a FUTILE gesture..."
What is USELESS?
200
"I'll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America..."
Who is RUTH?
300
often visited the Green Hat when it looked like his dream was crushed
Who is WALTER? BONUS: What was ironic about what he was given to make his dream come true?
300
her father's fight to move them to a Clybourne Park type neighborhood inspired her play
Who is LORRAINE HANSBERRY?
300
believes that school is just to get through life -- it has nothing to do with thinking
Who is GEORGE?
300
"...and the hat is LUDICROUS and considerably oversized."
What is RIDICULOUS or ABSURD?
300
"I ain't never stop trusting you. Like I ain't never stop loving you."
Who is MAMA?
400
was the only one who still wanted to move after the family's tragedy
Who is RUTH?
400
references to movies, television shows, historical events, etc. that the audience of the time would recognize
What are ALLUSIONS? BONUS: Identify one of the play's allusions.
400
elected member of a neighborhood group
Who is KARL LINDNER/"THE MAN"?
400
"You wear it very well... very well... MUTILATED hair and all."
What is DAMAGED?
400
"When a cat take off with your money he don't leave you no maps!"
Who is BOBO?
500
traded one type of richness for another
Who is WALTER?
500
one of the two ways we know that Bennie's dream was odd for the time
What is (1) their normal doctor was male, (2) everyone expected her to be married?
500
the reason the family was upset and Bennie disowned Walter
What is Walter was SELLING OUT TO PREJUDICE?
500
"She REBUFFS him again and he starts to leave."
What is REJECTS?
500
"This, friends, is the Welcoming Committee!"
Who is BENNIE?
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