A Raisin in the Sun
What is Mama's real name (Including the last name) ?
Lena Younger
What part of the sentence is the italised word?
The seahorse swims elegantly.
Adverb
Which one of these authors were born in Harlem ?
Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, or Claude McKay
James Baldwin
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Who is the author of the short story?
James Baldwin
What did Mama do with the money?
Bought a house
Which of the three tenses is the italised verb?
Last night, I let my dog sit on the couch.
Past Tense
Lorraine Hansberry
What kind of literary device is this?
"Fathers that, like so many Alexanders, Have in these parts from morn till even fought " (Henry V)
Extra Credit on the test: Which famous fictional character makes common references to Henry V (The game is afoot, Once more Unto the Breach)
Allusion
Sherlock Holmes
What instrument and genre of music does Sonny play?
Piano and Jazz (I will also take Blues)
Why is Ruth considering abortion (2 reasons)
Money and Marital Problems
The baby does not have a place to stay
I woke up at six in the morning However, I still forgot to eat breakfast.
Semicolon
What is the name of the movement when African Americans moved to the north to escape Jim Crow's Laws ?
Great Migration
Which literary device does this quote use multiple times?
"Merry and tragical? Tedious and brief?; That is hot ice, and wondrous strange snow!; How shall we find the concord of this discord?" - Midsummer's Night Dream
Juxtaposition
How does Sonny plan to leave Harlem in the flashback?
Quit school and join the army
When is the check arriving and how much is it?
Saturday and $10,000
Which part of the sentence is the italised word ?Penguins have taken over the entire world. Extra Credit on the test: If you can tell me what tense the verb is?
Adjective
Past Perfect
Who was the first African American woman to produce a record label?
Mamie Smith
Name a motif in Sonny's Blues.
Music
Darkness
Light
Why was Sonny arrested in the beginning of the story?
For using drugs
What event in Lorraine Hansberry's life appears in the play?
Extra Credit: What is the name of the court case when her family was kicked out her neighbourhood?
The family moved to a white neighbourhood after their newly gained wealth.
Hansberry vs Lee
Which part of the sentence is italised word?
Cars are driven fast on the highway.
Adverb
What is the name of the tap dancer in the video we watched in class?
Extra Credit: What is the name of his dance partner?
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
Shirley Temple
What literary device is in this quote?
"Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more."
Extra Credit on the test: If you can name the play, it's Shakespeare.
Metaphor or Personification
Macbeth
What does the "cup of trembling" represent?
Extra Credit :What does it alludes to ? (It's a book)
Redemption
The Bible