Asagai
Ruth
Beneatha
Mama
Walter
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Where is Asagai from?
Nigeria (Africa)
100
What kind of news has Ruth recently received?
She is pregnant
100
What does "assimilation" mean?
The process by which subgroups incorporate themselves into the larger group by adopting the ways of the larger group.
100
What is Mama concerned about doing in the beginning of Scene II?
Cleaning!
100
What is the first thing Walter asks about when he enters the room?
The CHECK
200
Where did Beneatha meet Asagai?
In medical school
200
We learn that Ruth has not gone to the family doctor-- who has she gone to see?
A doctor at an abortion clinic
200
What does Asagai criticize about Beneatha's physical appearance?
Her hair-- she straightens it and he says she should leave it as it is naturally
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Why is Mama worried when she receives the check?
She fears it will ruin her family
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What does Walter think when he first hears the news about Ruth?
He doesn't believe Mama
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What does Asagai bring to Beneatha as a gift?
Traditional Nigerian robes and music
300
What does Travis see outside at the beginning of the scene?
A "rat as big as a cat"
300
Asagai makes a stereotype about women towards Beneatha. What is it?
Women should marriage rather than identity.
300
What does Mama say is the biggest difference between herself and her children?
In her day, she and Big Walter were just happy to be alive and not get lynched. Today, her children have big fancy dreams.
300
What does Mama tell Walter about his liquor store plans?
She says the liquor store will never happen
400
What do the Nigerian gifts represent (to Beneatha)?
Her IDENTITY!/ Her roots
400
Besides the rat, what else has Ruth noticed in the house that makes her upset?
Cockroaches
400
What is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha AND what is the translation?
Alaijo-- "one for whom bread is not enough"
400
Mama says to Walter that something is "dangerous." What is she talking about?
"Finding peace outside of the home"... having an AFFAIR
400
What does Walter do at the end of Act 1 Scene 2?
Makes an angry speech, storms out and heads to a bar
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What type of relationship does Asagai have with Beneatha?
It appears that Asagai is in love with Beneatha... at first she rejected him but they seem to be more than just friends
500
What is the major reason why Ruth would not want to have a child right now?
She does not want to bring a child into this life-- cramped living quarters, low quality of life, unstable relationship with her husband
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What does Asagai's nickname for Beneatha represent?
She wants more than just survival-- she has bigger dreams for her life
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Why does Mama tell Walter that he is a disgrace to his father’s memory?
Big Walter loved his family and children, and Young Walter seems very self-centered. He is mostly concerned about money.
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Before he leaves, what does Walter compare his job to?
Being treated like a slave
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