American Dreams Deferred
Walter Lee Younger from A Raisin in the Sun wants to invest his family's insurance money into this type of business.
A liquor store
The name of the river located near where the migrant workers labor in Of Mice and Men.
The Salinas river
In A Raisin in the Sun, Mama tends to this object on the windowsill, which represents her family's resilience and her dream for a yard.
A plant
This aggressive but fiercely loyal character is Junior's best friend on the reservation who feels betrayed when Junior transfers schools.
Rowdy
In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie dream of buying this, where they can "live off the fatta the lan'."
Ranch/farm
A Raisin in the Sun's title is based off a line from "Harlem,". Who wrote the poem?
Langston Hughes
Lennie's tragic obsession with stroking soft things is frequently illustrated by his desire to tend these animals on his future farm.
Rabbits
On the ranch, George and Lennie's tight bond stands out because they are what type of worker?
(Hint: These workers usually travel alone and have no one to look out for them)
Migrant Workers
Junior leaves his reservation school to attend Reardan High in search of __.
A better education and future
Junior grows up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, which is located in this U.S. state.
Washington
Throughout his diary, Junior uses this specific thing to express his feelings, sketch his world, and escape his reality.
Cartoons
This Nigerian college student opens Beneatha up to connecting with her African heritage rather than assimilating.
Joseph Asagai
Why is Beneatha Younger's dream of becoming a doctor so important for her?
Overcoming racial and gender barriers
In Of Mice and Men, Crooks is forced to sleep alone in the harness room instead of the bunkhouse due to __.
Racism/segregation
In Of Mice and Men, the mercy killing of this old and blind dog foreshadows the tragic ending of the novel, who's dog is it?
Candy's dog
This aging, one-handed ranch worker forms a bond with George and Lennie, offering his life savings to join their dream.
Candy
The character in Of Mice and Men whose dream of becoming a Hollywood actress was shattered.
Curley's wife
The natural hideout by the Salinas River where George told Lennie to go to if he was ever in trouble. (Hint: Of Mice and Men ends here.)
The brush near the river
The poem that inspired Of Mice and Men notes that the best-laid plans of Mice and Men often __ __.
Go awry
Junior forms an unexpected friendship at Reardan with this classmate, bonding over a shared love of books and science.
Gordy