Names
What is Walter's sister's name?
Beneatha
Where does the whole play take place in?
What was the Younger family waiting for that was arriving on Saturday?
a check (insurance money for Mr. Younger's death)
Why was Ruth feeling sick?
She was pregnant.
What does abruptly mean?
Ruth's happiness fades abruptly.
suddenly. unexpectedly
Who is the representative of Clybourne Park Improvement Association?
Linder
Who is the author of "A Raisin in the Sun"?
Lorraine Hansberry
What does Beneatha want to become?
a doctor
What is the name of the neighborhood that Mama bought the house in?
Clybourne Park
What does the word exasperated mean?
The boy gives her an exasperated look for her lack of understanding
irritated. annoyed. angered. infuriated.
What is Mama's real name?
Lena
What is the name of the poem in the beginning of the play.
Harlem by Langston Hughes
What food was Walter and Ruth fighting about in the beginning of the play?
eggs
"There ain't nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else if it means it's going to destroy my boy."
Mama in Act 2
What does radiantly mean?
Ruth said, turning radiantly to her mother-in-law.
brilliantly. splendidly. blazingly
What is the name of the rich boy that Beneatha didn't want to marry?
George
What city does the story take place in?
South side of Chicago
Why does the Younger family have to wait to use the bathroom?
Walter changes his mind about Lindner's offer when he considers this character. Who is it?
Travis
What does the word raucous mean?
Mama and Ruth look at each other and burst into raucous laughter.
Loud. Noisy. ear-splitting
What is the name of Mama's husband who passed away?
(Big) Walter
What year was the play written?
1959
What is the amount of money that the Younger family is receiving as insurance money.
ten thousand dollars
Who says this quote in which Act?
"What's the matter with you all! I didn't make this world! it was give to me this way!"
Walter, Act 3
What does the word plaintive mean?
Walter said, almost plaintively.
mournful. sad.