Character Matching
Who wants to open a liquor store?
Walter Jr.
"In my mother's house there is still God."
Beneatha
What is the Younger family waiting for?
The insurance check
“Ruth watches both of them with murder in her eyes.”
Hyperbole
The Youngers’ apartment is best described as…
Old/ run-down/ etc.
Who dreams of becoming a doctor?
Beneatha
"Now - whose little old angry man are you?"
Ruth
How do Walter and Ruth behave toward one another?
Poorly- they are mean to one another/don't get along.
“I’m just sleepy as the devil.”
Simile
Ruth and Travis argue because Travis...
Needs money for school, and Ruth does not have it to give.
Who wants to earn money carrying groceries?
Travis
“She has, we can see, wit and faith of a kind that keep her eyes lit and full of interest and expectancy. She is, in a word, a beautiful woman.”
The narrator
Why does the family have a hectic (rushed and confused) routine in the morning?
They must fight their neighbors and one another for use of their one bathroom.
" The pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself."
Personification
What does Walter Jr. want to do with the insurance money?
Invest in a liquor store
Who needs to decide how to spend the insurance money?
Mama
“Baby, don't nothing happen for you in this world 'less you pay somebody off!"
Walter Jr.
What is Beneatha’s attitude toward God?
She is an atheist/ does not believe in God.
“Well, Lord knows, we’ve put enough rent into this here rat trap to pay for four houses by now…”
Personification
What does Beneatha want to do with the money?
Go to college to become a doctor
Who is the author of A Raisin in the Sun?
Lorraine Hansberry
“Oh-So now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life.”
Mama
Where does the play take place?
Chicago
"Honey, you never say nothin' new. I listen to you every day, every night and every morning, and you never say nothing new."
Alliteration
What does Mama want to do with the money?
Buy a nice house.