Act 1 Scene 1
Act 1 Scene 2
Vocabulary
Historical Background
Random Facts about Ms. Newson
100

What is Walter's dream?

To own a business 

100

The one person who tries not to get too excited about the money is: 

Mama

100

What does raucous mean?

loud and hearty

100

Who wrote the play "A Raisin in the Sun"?

Lorraine Hansberry

100

What High School did I attend?

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

200

How much is the check worth?

$10,000

200

What is wrong with Ruth?

She is pregnant.

200

What does heathenism mean?

a belief of practice of worshiping idols

200

The title of the play is inspired by a poem written by:

Langston Hughes

200

What country did I teach abroad?

Japan

300

What is mama's dream?

To own a home with a yard for a garden

300

Who is Beneatha's friend?

Joseph Asagai
300

What does furtively means?

done secretly or cleverly

300

"A Raisin in the Sun" takes place in:

Chicago

300

How many siblings do I have?

1 younger brother

400

What causes mama to slap Beneatha?

She denies the existence of God

400

What does Asagai accuses Beneatha of being an____ because she straightens her hair.

Assimilationist

400

What does unobtrusively mean?

done unnoticeably

400

Hansberry became the first Black woman to_____.

write a broadway play

400

What's my favorite anime?

Attack on Titan

500

What happens to Ruth at the end of Scene 1?

She slips to the floor, in a state of semiconsciousness

500

Mama tells Walter is dangerous when a man:

Looks for peace outside his home

500

What does Beseechingly means?

done with a sense of begging or urgency

500

What is red lining?

Redlining is the discriminatory practice of banks and other mortgage lenders denying a loan or mortgage to people based strictly on their race or where they live.

500

What's my cat name?

Mochi

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