Scene 1
Who wakes up Travis and Walter?
Ruth
How does Mama plan on using the money?
To buy a house and set aside some money for Beneatha's education
Where is Ruth at the beginning of Scene 2?
She is at the doctor's office
What does Walter confess to Mama regarding his dreams?
He admits that his dreams make him crazy
How many dialects of English does Beneatha speak in?
Why does everyone hurry in the morning?
Because there are 5 people who live in a 3 bedroom apartment. They need to use the restroom and leave to school/work
Who mocks Beneatha for taking guitar lessons?
Mama and Ruth
What does Beneatha warn Mama when Joseph Asagai is on his way? Why?
She tells Mama to act proper and not ask him many questions because she has feelings for him and doesn't want her family to embarrass her.
What does Mama warn Walter about Ruth after she informs him that she won’t invest in a liquor store?
She warns him that he might push his wife, Ruth, away.
What does the newspaper account of another bomb establish in A Raisin the Sun?
It shows how society feels about housing integration.
Why does Walter give Travis 50 cents?
Because Ruth doesn't give it it Travis due to the family's lack of money. Walter doesn't want Travis to have to worry about money at all.
What does Beneatha say about marriage? Will she ever marry?
She doesn't see herself getting married.
How does Ruth feel about her pregnancy?
She is stressed out.
Who tells Walter that he is a disgrace to his father’s memory?
How does Ruth feel about the future?
She has no hope for the future.
What Ruth and Walter argue about?
Walter's plan to open a liquor store with Mama's money
Who sees Walter as the head of the Household?
Walter sees himself as the head of the household, or the man of the household.
How does Asagai feel about Beneatha's straight hair?
He views it negatively. He doesn't understand why she straightens her hair. He uses the word 'mutilated' to describe it.
What is Mama burdened by?
The loss of her husband, Big Walter.
What does the idea about money between Mama and her children show?
It shows a generational gap between them.
What do Beneatha and Walter argue about?
They fight about her plans to go to medical school
Who sees Mama as the head of the household?
Ruth and Beneatha
Who wants to have an abortion due to poverty?
Ruth.
Who feels like he is living in his father’s shadow?
Walter
Who is Travis?
Ruth and Walter's son.