Background
Who wrote the play "A Raisin In The Sun"?
Lorraine Hansberry
Who said this:
Just for a second—stirring them eggs. Just for a second it was—you looked real young again. (He reaches for her; she crosses away. Then, drily) It's gone now—you look like yourself again!
Walter
What is Walter's dream?
To own a business
The one person who tries not to get too excited about the money is.
Mama
What's my first name?
Brittani
The title of the play is inspired by a poem written by:
Langston Hughes
I mean it! I’m just tired of hearing about God all the time. What has He got to do with anything? Does he pay tuition?
Beneatha
How much is the check worth?
$10,000
What is wrong with Ruth?
She is pregnant.
What high school did I go to?
Homewood Flossmoor
"A Raisin in the Sun" takes place in:
Southside of Chicago
They said Saturday and this is just Friday and I hopes to God you ain’t going to get up here first thing this morning and start talking to me ‘bout no money – ‘cause I ‘bout don’t want to hear it.
Ruth
What is mama's dream?
To own a home with a yard for a garden.
Who is Beneatha's friend?
Joseph Asagai
What country did I teach in?
Japan
Hansberry became the first Black woman to_____.
write a broadway play
Oh—So now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money. I guess the world really do change . . .
Mama
What causes mama to slap Beneatha?
She denies the existence of God.
What does Asagai accuses Beneatha of being an ____ because she straightens her hair.
Assimilationist
Where is my dad from?
79th and Yates
What is red lining?
Redlining is the discriminatory practice of banks and other mortgage to people based strictly on their race or where they live.
It’s just that every American girl I have known has said that to me. White – black – in this you are all the same. And the same speech, too!…It’s how you can be sure that the world’s most liberated women are not liberated at all. You all talk about it too much!
Joseph Asagai
What happens to Ruth at the end of Scene 1?
She slips to the floor, in a state of semiconsciousness.
Mama tells Walter is dangerous when a man:
Looks for peace outside his home.
My favorite anime?
Attack on Titan