Historical Context
Setting
Beneatha
Ruth
Mama
100
Who is the author of A Raisin in the Sun? A) Angela Davis B) Nina Simone C) Lorraine Hansberry D) Toni Morrison
C) Lorraine Hansberry
100
In what city do the Youngers live?
Chicago
100
What does Beneatha want to be?
a doctor
100
What does Ruth tell Walter to do when he complains incessantly about his life? (A) Eat his words (B) Eat his eggs (C) Beat his boss (D) Go outside
(B) Eat his eggs
100
From whom is Mama Younger awaiting a check? (A) An insurance company (B) A distant relative (C) Walter’s employer (D) The government
(A) An insurance company
200
Who is the author of the poem that inspired the title for A Raisin in the Sun? A) Maya Angelou B) W.E.B. Du Bois C) Claude McKay D) Langston Hughes
D) Langston Hughes
200
How many actual bedrooms are in the Youngers apartment?
2
200
Why doesn’t Beneatha like George very much? A) He’s shallow. B) He is ugly. C) He accuses her of being an assimilationist. D) He’s rich.
A) He’s shallow.
200
What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor? (A) That she has asthma (B) That she is overtired (C) That her fainting spells are nothing to worry about (D) That she is pregnant
(D) That she is pregnant
200
Why does Mama approve of George Murchison? (A) Because he dresses well (B) Because he is handsome and wealthy (C) Because he takes Beneatha to the theater (D) Because he is politically active
(B) Because he is handsome and wealthy
300
Who is the actor that played Walter Lee Younger originally on Broadway and in the 1961 filmed version? A) Sidney Poitier B) James Earl Jones C) Louis Gossett D) Denzel Washington
A) Sidney Poitier
300
What room do Youngers share with another family?
The bathroom
300
Asagai upsets Beneatha by saying she is an assimilationist. What does this mean? A) She is willing to change herself to be more like the dominant (white) culture. B) Her hair is straight. C) She is not very smart. D) She is concerned about things that are not important.
A) She is willing to change herself to be more like the dominant (white) culture.
300
What does Ruth consider when she finds out that she is pregnant? (A) Having an abortion (B) Buying a maternity dress (C) Not moving with her family (D) Quitting her job
(A) Having an abortion
300
What does Mama buy with some of the insurance money? A) a house B) a liquor store C) a church D) a mission
A) a house
400
Which of these is NOT a line from the famous poem that inspired the title for the play? A) What happens to a dream deferred? B) Does it stink like rotten meat? C) Does it soar like wind beneath my wings? D) Or does it explode?
C) Does it soar like wind beneath my wings?
400
Where does Travis sleep?
On the couch / in the living room
400
Near the end of the play, what does Asagai leave Beneatha to think about? (A) Her anatomy test (B) Whether she wants to be an assimilationist (C) Whether she will marry him and move to Africa (D) Whether straightening her hair is “mutilation”
(C) Whether she will marry him and move to Africa
400
What does Ruth tell Travis she does not have (even though she does?
Money / 50 cents
400
Why does Mama give Walter the remaining money? A) to invest in a liquor store B) to manage for the family C) to invest in the stock market D) to pay for Travis’s education
B) to manage for the family
500
In what year was A Raisin in the Sun first performed? (A) 1947 (B) 1973 (C) 1959 (D) 1992
(C) 1959
500
What is described as the "sole source of light" in the apartment? Hint: Mama takes her plant in and out of it.
The window
500
Which real life person did Beneatha represent?
Lorraine Hansberry (the author)
500
Why does Ruth keep offering Walter food and beverages? A) He is hungry. B) He is too thin. C) She wants to take care of him physically since she does not know what to offer him emotionally. D)He is too obsessed with starting a business and she wants to distract him.
C) She wants to take care of him physically since she does not know what to offer him emotionally.
500
What do the Youngers give Mama on the day they are supposed to move? (A) A new coat (B) Gardening equipment (C) New curtains (D) A plant
(B) Gardening equipment
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