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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
Who does Mama plead to after Walter loses the money
God
What gift is given to Mama by Ruth, Walter, and Beneatha?
Gardening tools
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
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
What Change does Mama and Ruth see in Walter at the end?
He came into his manhood
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
We are dead now. All the talk about dreams and sunlight that goes on in this house. It's all dead now.
Beneatha
What does Mama believe is life?
Freedom
What is Asagai's tribal origin?
Yoruba
The play takes place in (time & location):
1950's Southside Chicago
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