Act 1
What does Beneatha want to be?
A doctor
Who does mama give the remaining money to, and what does she tell them to do with it?
Walter; she tells him to put $3,000 in savings for Beneatha school fees and to keep the $3500 to do as he pleases
Where does Travis sleep?
On the couch in the living room
Name 1 musician/singer/entertainer/ or performer from the Harlem Renaissance
What is the resolution in A Raisin in the Sun?
The family declines Linders offer and moves.
How much money is Mama getting?
10,000
What does Bobo tell Walter about their investment?
How much does Mama put down on the house?
$3500
Who wrote Harlem?
Langston Hughes
What does mama grab before leaving the apartment at the end of Act 3?
The plant
What does Walter want to do with the money?
Invest in liquor store
What is the color of George’s shoes that Walter makes fun of?
White
What nickname does Mama call Walter?
Brother
What do Lorraine Hansberry and the Youngers have in common?
They both moved to a white neighborhood in Chicago
What does Asagai ask Beneatha?
To go to Africa and marry him
In what city does A Raisin in the Sun take place?
Southside Chicago
What does Walter do for work?
A chauffeur
What country is Joseph Asagai from?
Nigeria
What was the Great Migration?
Black people migrated to the north, west, and midwest in pursuit of better socioeconomic opportunities
What does Ruth and Mama do for work?
Domestic Workers
What do we find out about Ruth at the end of Act 1
She is pregnant
What neighborhood are the Youngers moving to? Why are they hesitant to move there?
Clybourne Park; no black families live there
Who is Beneatha's other boy toy? And why does she entertain him?
George; he's rich
Who promoted is Pan-Africanism ?
Marcus Garvey and WEB DuBois
What does Walter say he has done to fix the fact that the money is gone?
He will take the money from Mr. Linder