Vocabulary
(Definition)
(Definition)
Someone who is smart and enjoys serious study and thought
Intellectual
While everyone is busy cleaning, Travis is ________
Idle
“It is my business- Where is he going to live, on the roof?”
Beneatha
How much time has passed between Act I, scene 1 and Act I, scene 2?
1 day (it is the next morning)
Who tells Walter Ruth is pregnant?
Mama
According to Walter Lee, Money is _______?
Life
What country is Asagai originally from?
Nigeria
Why is Walter yelling?
Nobody is listening to him about his liquor store plans
to ruin the beauty of (something)
Mutilate
Beneatha asks Mama not to make any _______ statements about Africa.
Ignorant
“Will somebody please listen to me today!”
Walter
What does Walter value? How is it different from Mama?
Mama vaules family
Walter values money
How does Beneatha react to the news of Ruth’s pregnancy?
She is upset and questions Ruth?
What does Travis bring to Mama?
The check
Why is Mama suspicious that Ruth called her doctor "she"?
Their doctor is a man
Why is Mama upset now that the check is in her hands?
It is a reminder of her husband
A person who does things to fit into the popular culture
Assimilationist
Asagai wants to talk about being in a romantic relationship, but Bennie is ________ the topic.
Evading
“You are a disgrace to your father’s memory”
Mama
What is Beneatha’s chore?
Spraying insecticide
How would you describe the relationship between Beneatha and Travis?
Playful
like siblings
Who comes to visit Beneatha? (First and last name)
Joseph Asagai
What does Asagai mean when he says Beneatha’s hair is “mutilated”?
She straightens it
What does Beneatha want Asagai’s help with?
Finding her identity
the act of describing or listing many things in a series — often
recitation
Mama gives money to the church to save the Africans form ______________.
heathenism
“I am not an assimilationist!”
Beneatha
Who does Walter get a phone call from?
Willie Harris- His friend
What does Beneatha say is the best way to get rid of the roaches?
Burn down the building
What country is Beneatha’s guest coming from before seeing her?
Canada
What does Mama Warn Walter about?
Ruth might leave him
What does Mama say is “dangerous” for a man to do?
Look outside his home for peace
to beg (someone) for something : to ask (someone) in a serious and emotional way to do somethin
beseechingly
While talking about her visit to the doctor, Ruth seems like she is trying to ________ a scream.
Suppress
“It means… it means One for Whom Bread- Food- Is not enough”
Asagai
Scene 2 starts on a saturday morning, what are EACH of the Youngers doing?
Mama- Cleaning
Beneatha- Spraying insecticide
Ruth- Coming back from the doctor
Walter- Going to talk to Willie about the liquor store
Travis- Going out to play stickball
What gifts does Beneatha’s guest bring her?
African Robes and records
According to Beneatha, why won’t her guest care that the house is not clean?
Because he is an intellectual
What is the relationship between Asagai and Beneatha?
He wants to date her but she doesn't want to commit to him
Why does Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father’s memory?
His father valued family and Walter is not stopping Ruth from getting an abortion