Vocabulary
Bland, lacking distinction, unexceptional
What is Undistinguished?
Mama/Lena
Who said this: "Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams – but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worth while."
An insurance check.
Where did the big check for Mama come from?
An Nigerian record.
What record did Bennie put on?
Bennie.
Who does Asagai ask to go to Africa with?
Greatly annoyed, intensely irritated and frustrated
What does exasperated mean?
Ruth
Who said this: "No – he don’t half try at all ‘cause he knows you going to come along behind him and fix everything. That’s just how come he don’t know how to do nothing right now- you done spoiled that boy so "
Abortion information
Why did Ruth actually go to the doctors?
An afro.
What kind of haircut did Bennie get?
The Man.
What show is Walter going to put on?
Teasing and flirtatious
What does coquettishly mean?
Mama/Lena
Who said this: "Them houses they put up for colored in them areas way out all seem to cost twice as much as other houses. I did the best I could"
$5
How much money did Ruth put down for the abortion?
Travis.
Who did Mama tell first about buying the house?
Mama.
Who stands up for Walter when Bennie expresses her disgust towards him?
Threatening, a way that suggests the presence of danger
What does menacingly mean?
Walter
Who said that: "(All in a drunken, dramatic shout…He makes his weaving way to his wife’s face and leans in close to her)
In my heart of hearts – (He thumps his chest) – I am much warrior "
She kept saying she didn't believe in God.
Why did bennie get slapped by Mama?
Because it's in a white neighborhood.
Why does Travis disapprove of Mama buying the house?
He struggles to form sentences.
When Karl arrives what does Walter struggle to do?
Unhappy, pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
What does forlornly mean?
Walter
Who said this: "…Just tell me where you want to go to school and you’ll go. Just tell me, what it is you want to be – and you’ll be it….Whatever you want to be – Yessir! "
She waters her plant and wishes for a garden.
At the end of Act One what does Mama do?
$6,500.
How much money did Mama give to Walter?
The plant.
What is the last thing that Mama takes with her from the apartment?