Characters
The person who seems to care the most about everyone in the family
mama
Why did mama get ten thousand dollars?
Because of an insurance policy that was in place for her husband's death.
Mamas dream
¨I ain’t never stop trusting you. Like I ain’t never stop loving you.¨
Mama
Who gave Travis the 50 cents?
His grandmother
The only son of mama
What did mama buy with her money?
She bought a house in an all-white neighborhood
Walters dream
To own a successful liquer store
¨Why? You want to know why? ‘Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don’t know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!¨
Walter
what is Mama's real name?
Lena Younger
The only daughter of mama
Benetha
She gave the rest of it to Walter so he can achieve his dream of owning a liquor store
beneathas dream
To become a doctor
¨Bad? Say anything bad to him? No – I told him he was a sweet boy and full of dreams and everything is strictly peachy keen, as the ofay kids say!¨
Beneatha
Who wrote the play?
Lorraine Hansberry
The mother of Travis and Walters wife
Ruth
What happened when Mr. Lindner came over to the new house?
He tried to bribe them to leave so that his neighborhood would only have white people in it
Ruths dream
To own a house and grow up with her family
¨What is there to be pleasant ‘bout!¨
Ruth
How old is Travis?
10 years old
The person who tried to bribe the Younger family to not move into the all white neighborhood
mr. Linder
What happens that causes Walter to have a violent explosion of emotion
He tried to buy a liquor store and was scammed. He lost all the money.
Joseph asagais dream
To go back to Nigeria with all the knowledge he has learned and to teach it to everyone there to improve their lives
¨You talk about what good is struggle, what good is anything! Where are all going and why are we bothering?¨
Asagai
Why is the flower a symbol for mama?
Because no matter the circumstances of the flower, mama kept taking care of it and it kept flourishing. This is like how she will always take care of her family and no matter how bad things get she will still try her hardest.