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What is assimilation?
the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
At the end of Act 1, Ruth faints when Mama asked her to sing. What was the reason she fainted?
Ruth is pregnant.
What does Travis ask his mom to do after to school so he could make money?
Bag groceries
Who wrote the poem "Harlem" that the title of the play comes from?
Langston Hughes
What year did the play debut?
1959
Where is Asagai from?
Nigeria (Yoruba tribal origin)
What does the plant symbolize for Mama?
It symbolizes Mama's hopes and dreams for her family to thrive and grow
Who said: "sure enough one day a kid named Rufus came down too fast and hit the sidewalk"
Beneatha
How does George describe Beneatha's natural hair style
Eccentric
The Author made history having this play produced because...?
First black woman to have play produced
After Beneatha tells Mama George is a fool, she tells her she shouldn't "mess with no fools then"
What does Beneatha thank her for after?
For Understanding her
What music is playing when Walter stands on the table to chant with Beneatha?
Nigerian folk music
Who is describe here:
"The red showing in his eyes, the veins moving in his head, I seen him grow thin and old"
Big Walter
What does Walter believe is life?
What does Mama believe is life?
Money
Freedom
Lorraine Hansberry was inspired to write this play from her personal history. What happened to her family as a child that influenced the play?
Her family experienced redlining and her father went to court to fight the segregation.
What Change does Mama and Ruth see in Walter at the end?
He came into his manhood
What gift is given to Mama by Ruth, Walter, and Beneatha?
Gardening tools
We are dead now. All the talk about dreams and sunlight that goes on in this house. It's all dead now.
Beneatha
This is an example of what?
(Ruth and Bennie and Mama watch him in frozen horror)
Stage directions/staging
Contractual agreements that prohibit the sale and lease to specific groups
Red Lining/ Restrictive Covenants
Who does Mama plead to after Walter loses the money
God
What lesson does Mama give Beneatha after she says Walter is no brother of her?
You don't love someone when they are only doing good but also when they are down in life
Who says:
I can just see that chick someday looking down at some poor cat on an operating table and before she starts to slice him, she says..."By the way, what are your views on civil rights down there?"
Walter
What type of negros does Beneatha say she is sick of?
Assimilationist Negros
Desegregation
Voting rights
Brown v. Board of Education
The “Little Rock Nine” fight
“Freedom Riders”
Are all examples from the...
Civil Rights Movement