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Vocabulary
Grab Bag
Symbols
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

This was the original working title of the play.

What is the Crystal Stair

100

This symbol struggles to survive in limited sunlight of apartment

What is a Mama's plant?

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's apartment is located here.

What is the Southside of Chicago?

200

This item symbolizes Beneatha constantly shifting from one activity to another.

What is her guitar?

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 speak in a light or disrespectful manner
What is flippancy
300
The presence of this person changes Walter's mind about Lindner's offer.
Who is Travis
300

This item symbolically representing all of the family's dreams, is highly anticipated

What is the insurance money?

400

This character brings bad news to the Younger household

Who is Bobo?

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

Making up your mind clearly and firmly

What is decisive

400
The title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poet?
Who is Langston Hughes
400

These represent the heritage and identity that Beneatha has been searching for.

What are the Nigerian clothes and records?

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: George Murchinson found Beneatha's robe to be _______.
What is ludicrous
500
Beneatha is so upset that Walter gave away her portion of the money that she contemplates making this life decision.
What is giving up on being a doctor
500

This item symbolizes defeat and giving up.

What is Karl Lindner's phone number?

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