Walter/Ruth Questions
Mama/Beneatha/Travis Questions
Harlem Renaissance Questions
Lorraine Hansberry Facts
Name That Character
100

Walter wanted to open this with the money.

What is a liquor store?
100

This is the item that represented Mama’s dream

What is the plant?

100

This movement brought art and culture to the black community. 

What is the Harlem Renaissance? 

100

Lorraine Hansberry was born in this city. 

What is Chicago? 

100

This character said, ”that is just what is wrong with the colored woman in this world... don‘t understand about building their men up” 


Who is Walter?

200

Ruth wanted to do this with the baby. 

What is abortion?

200

This was the thing that Travis was playing with when he was got in trouble 

What is a rat?

200

Emmit Till a African American child from Chicago was killed in this state.

what is Mississippi?

200

The college that Lorraine Hansberry attended for two years. Hint: It is in cheese state

What is the University of Wisconsin?

200

This character said, “Now you say have after me, In my mother’s house there is still God.” 

Who is Mama?

300

These two were Walters friends.

who are Willie and Bobo?

300

This is what Beneatha is going to school to become.

What is becoming a doctor?

300

This person believed that African Americans should grow themselves economically rather than fighting back the system in place. 

Who is Booker T. Washington?

300

The author of the poem that Lorraine Hansberry put at the beginning of the book.

Who is Langston Hughes?

300

This character said, “Goodnight Prometheus“

Who is George?
400

Walter and Ruth did this after Walter got the Money for the Buisness

What sis go on a date to the Movies?

400

These two were Beneatha’s boyfriends/love interests  during the play. (Full names)

Who are George Murchison and Asagai?

400

This person believed that African Americans should expand themselves by having their exceptional men lead the African American community against the system.

who is W.E.B Dubois?

400

Lorraine Hansberry‘s second play is named this. hint: “sign in Australian city brustein‘s window ”

Sign in Sydney brustein’s window?

400

This character said, “GRASS HUTS! (RUTH crosses to her and forcibly pushes her toward the bedroom) See there ... you are standing there in your splendid ignorance talking about people who were the first to smelt iron on the face of the earth”

Who is Beneatha?

500

this is what Ruth and Walter were arguing about in the beginning of the play.

What is eggs?

500

This was the person that congratulated Mama after they got the house.

Who is Ms.Johnson?

500

the author of this poem was inspired by the woman who told on Emmit Till and how she is to blame as well 

Who is Gwedolyn Brooks?

500

Lorrainen Hansberry was inspired to write Raisin in the Sun by this. 

What is experiences in her own life? 

500

This character said, “American Negroes don’t know nothing about Africa cept Tarzan and all that.”

Who is Mama?