ARITS 1
This character is the youngest member of the Younger family.
Travis
A Raisin in the Sun was named after a poem by this author.
Langston Hughes
This woman is the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun.
Lorraine Hansberry is the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun.
What is the name of Travis Younger's mother?
Ruth or Ruth Younger
The insurance check the family is waiting for will give them $_________.
$10,000 (ten thousand dollars)
Lorraine Hansberry was the first African American woman playwright to have a play performed on ______________ in New York City.
Broadway
What does Travis ask Ruth to do to make money?
Bag groceries.
What was Walter's definition/view about life? (should be a statement)
Money is life.
Where does Travis sleep?
He sleeps on the living room couch.
A Raisin in the Sun was the first play produced on Broadway by a _________ ___________.
Black woman
Who is Beneatha?
Walter's sister or Mama's daughter
What is the setting of the play?
The entire story takes place strictly inside the Youngers' cramped living room.
Who is Mama's husband?
Walter or Big Walter
What does Walter argue is the problem with Afircan American women/wives? (there are two things-must answer at least one)
They don't support their husbands, and they are small minded.
Beneatha claims that she is trying to express herself by recently teaching herself to do what?
play guitar
Beneatha's dream is to become a _______.
Doctor
Who is George Murchison?
George is a man who Beneatha is dating.
The first thing Mama picks up when she walks into the room. Mama compares this item to the spirit of her children.
a plant
True or False. Walter feels that Ruth was his biggest mistake.
True
Why does Mama oppose the liquor store investment?
It conflicts with her moral/religious values.
What does Mama want to do with the money? (two things--must name both)
Put some away for Beneatha's schooling and the rest as a down payment on a home.
What decade does the Raisin in the Sun take place?
1950s
What Walter wants to do with the insurance money?
He wants to open a liquor store.
Currently, what is Walter's job?
Walter is a chauffeur.
How much money did Travis need for school?
50 cents
What about her appearance does Asagai want Beneatha to change?
Asagai wants her to change her hair.
What does Ruth say to Walter about breakfast?
"Eat your eggs."
What is Mama's real first and last name?
Mama's name is Lena Younger.
In the movie, who is Asagai?
Asagai is a fellow student from Nigeria who is studying in Chicago.
In the play, who is Asagai?
Asagai is a fellow student from Nigeria who is studying in Chicago.
True or False. Mama is not a religious woman.
False. She is very religious.
What is the happens to Ruth at the end of scene 1?
She faints.
What is Beneatha searching for in her life right now?
HER IDENTITY!
Which character said this,"It is dangerous when a man goes outside to look for peace."
Mama
What is Mama's definition/view of life?
To Mama, life is freedom.