Essays
Raisin
Poetry
Short Stories
Decades
100
When the author uses "you."
What is second person?
100
Bennie wanted to be this.
What is a doctor?
100
This was the poem, written by Nikki Giovanni, that nicely compared with A Raisin in the Sun.
What is "Balances"?
100
The main character in this story did not have a name.
What is "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?
100
A Raisin in the Sun took place then.
What is between WWII and present?
200
The strong and arguable main idea of the essay.
What is the thesis?
200
This person stole the money.
Who is Willie?
200
This author wrote a poem that compared what she was going through in society to that of the Salem Witch Trials.
Who is Anne Sexton?
200
This character caused the accident in "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Who is grandma?
200
A Raisin in the Sun talked about these events that were occurring in neighborhoods.
What is bombing?
300
You cannot end a sentence with one of these. Hint: things you can do to a log.
What is end on a preposition?
300
This was the last person on the stage.
Who is Mama?
300
This was the author of the poem where the title of A Raisin in the Sun derived.
Who is Langston Hughes?
300
This character agreed with the grandmother, a good man IS hard to find.
Who is Red Sammy Butts?
300
Gil Scott Heron wrote about what events happening in the streets?
What is pigs shooting down brothers?
400
When the author uses "I".
What is first person?
400
This was a symbol for hope the family had to live a better life.
What is the plant?
400
This author was a Beat Generation poet who wrote about beating death in life.
Who is Charles Bukowski?
400
This character wished people had died in the car accident.
Who is June Star?
400
In the 1950s, people were trying to live in this.
What is a box?
500
When the author uses she and he.
What is third person?
500
This character best illustrates assimilation.
Who is George?
500
This poem spoke directly about events on television that contrasted with events occurring in society.
What is "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"?
500
The Misfit said that the grandma would have been a good person had this happened every day of her life.
What is hold a gun to her head?
500
The Beat Generation was a direct response to this.
What is society beating people down?
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