Who said it? 1
Who said it? 2
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Potpourri
100
I am a man, and I think my wife should wear some pearls!
Walter
100
"It ain't much, but it's all I got in the world and I'm putting it in your hands."
Mama
100
Does it sag like a heavy load?
Simile
100
I am a giant surrounded by ants.
metaphor
100
What is the setting of the play?
1950's, Chicago
200
"I ain't never stopped trusting you, like I ain't never stopped loving you."
Mama
200
"I don't flit- I experiment with different forms of expression."
Beneatha
200
Misery, don't show your ugly face around here anymore!
Personification
200
Beneatha says, "Walter is the sweetest little thing and always is so nice to me."
verbal irony
200
How old is Walter Lee?
35
300
"You read books to learn facts. It has nothing to do with thoughts."
George
300
"What do you think you are going to gain by moving into a neighborhood where you are not wanted?"
Lindner
300
Mama's flower represents hope
Symbolism
300
Write down one theme from this play.
Never give up on dreams The importance of family Love people even when they are hard to love Forgiveness
400
What they think we gonna do- eat them?
Ruth
400
"Walter needs something, something I can't give him anymore."
Ruth
400
Joseph Asagai is from Nigeria, but he understands more about the American dream than the Younger family.
Situational irony
400
That's the way the crackers crumble. (I do not want alliteration for the answer.)
Pun
400
What event inspired Lorraine Hansberry to write this play?
Her family moved into an all white neighborhood.
500
"I must have my midnight coffee before I can go to bed."
Mrs. Johnson
500
Then isn’t there something wrong in a house – in a world – where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the death of a man?
Asagai
500
But I will teach and work and things will happen, slowly and swiftly.
Alliteration
500
Goodbye, Prometheus
Allusion
500
What is Asagai's nickname for Bennie?
Alaiyo
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