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The apartment that the Younger family lives in can best be described as…
dingy and claustrophobic
The conflict between Walter and Ruth at the beginning of the play is ultimately over...
Walter's perception that Ruth doesn't support his dreams
One key conflict between Beneatha and Mama is over...
religious faith
Ruth fainting at the end of the first scene is most likely caused by...
Ruth's reaction to the news that Mama intends to buy a house can be best described as...
exuberant gratitude
The furnishings of the Younger apartment are mostly portrayed as
old and worn out
Ruth asserts that Travis has trouble getting up in the morning because...
Walter socializes late in the room Travis sleeps in
One significant conflict between Ruth and Mama is over...
how indulgent Mama is with Travis
When Asagai visits, Beneatha worries that Mama might....
embarrass her with her ignorance of Africa
Walter's reaction to the news Mama intends to buy a house can best be described as...
bitter disappointment
Upon her first appearance Ruth Younger is mostly characterized as...
weary and disappointed
One indication in the beginning of the play that Walter hopes to be a "big shot is...
the frivolous way he gives money to Travis after Ruth refuses to.
Mama dislikes the idea of investing in Walter's liquor store plans because...
she sees it as making money off of something sinful
When Asagai criticizes Beneatha's hairstyle, it is because...
he views her straighten hair as assimilationist
Mrs. Johnson's attitude toward the Younger's move to Clyborne park can best be described as...
congratulatory yet resentful
Walter hopes to use the 10,000 to...
purchase a liquor store to establish himself as a businessman
Walter's attitude toward Beneatha's desire to be a doctor can best be described as...
opposed because he believes she should aspire to traditional female roles
Mama and Ruth believe Beneatha should marry George because...
George comes from a rich family
Mama often fills much of her conversations with....
allusions to God and the Bible
The Younger's attitude toward Mrs. Johnson can best be described as....
tolerant yet annoyed
Beneatha's ultimate aspiration is to
become a doctor
Walter often blames the source of his struggles to get ahead in life on...
the small-mindedness of black women
Beneatha is reluctant to commit to George because...
she finds him shallow
When Mama says "we a people who give children life, not who destroys it," she is referring to....
the fact that Ruth is considering an abortion
Walter stops going to work because...
he has become unmotivated after the loss of his dream.