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Vocabulary
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True or False
100
This character is happy when Mama tells the family she used some of the insurance money for a house.
Who is Ruth
100
"I was lookin' in the mirror and thinking about it...I'm thirty-five years old, I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room--and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live"
Who is Walter
100

This act one word is defined as: the process of a minority group being absorbed int the majority culture.

What is assimilationism

100

Name the five major characters of the play

Who are Mama (Lena) Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, and Travis Younger

100

Mrs. Johnson stops by the Younger's apartment to wish them good luck.

What is false. Mrs. Johnson stops by the Younger's apartment to scare them about recent bombings against black families in local neighborhoods.

200
This character denies the existence of God.
Who is Beneatha
200
Which character said the following quote: "No--there's something come down between me and them that don't let us understand each other and I don't know what it is. One done almost lost his mind thinking 'bout money all the time..."
Who is Mama
200

This word means to clear of wrongdoing.

What is vindicate

200

The Younger family is a poor family living on the poor side of this city called what?

What is Chicago and the Southside

200

When Mama tells Walter she used some of the money for a house Walter accuses her of butchering his dreams.

What is true

300
This character disagrees with the idea of finding one's African heritage.
Who is George Murchinson
300
These characters are involved in the conversation below: (1) "Were you born with it like that?" (2) "No...of course not." (1) "How then?"
Who are Asagai and Beneatha
300

This word means to avoiding work; lazy

What is idle

300
Why did Mama decide to give Walter the money?

She felt like she was treating him the way the world had treated him. She didn't want to destroy him but to treat him like the man he so desperately wanted to be. 

300

Mama's plant symbolizes her love of gardening.

What is False. Mama's plant symbolizes her dream of owning a house with a garden. Mama's plant also symbolizes her children and how they have grown up despite their poor living conditions.

400
This character brings ominous news to the Younger household.
Who is Mrs. Johnson
400
This character says the following quote: "I guess maybe I better go on and do what I started...I guess I just didn't realize how bad things was with us..."
Who is Ruth
400

Asagai doesn’t care how houses look, Mama—he’s an _______________.

What is intellectual

400

The title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poet?

Who is Langston Hughes

400

Alaiyo, Asagai's nickname for Beneatha, means "One for whom books are not enough"

What is false. Alaiyo means "One for whom bread is not enough"

500
This character is only able to make a responsible decision after she/he loses everything.
Who is Walter
500
This character said the following quote: "And at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people out there feel that people get along better, take more of a common interest in the life of the community, when they share a common background."
Who is Mr. Lindner?
500

This vocabulary word best fills in the blank below: 

It’s how you can be sure that the world’s most _________ women are not liberated at all.

What is liberated

500

How does Beneatha feel about George and Asagai? 

She thinks George is shallow. She looks to Asagai for help with her identity and connection to her ancestral heritage. 

500

Walter tells Ruth to have an abortion. 

What is false. Walter does not say anything when he learns Ruth is pregnant. 

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