Quotes
Who said, "Let's face it, baby, your heritage is nothing but a bunch of...spirituals and some grass huts!", and what was the context of this quote?
George, talking to Beneatha denying his culture/heritage
When George says, "Oh it's just a college girl's way of calling people Uncle Toms..." What type of allusion is this and to what is it referring?
Literature allusion
The book Uncle Tom's Cabin's and a Black person trying to assimilate to the white culture
When this scene opens, Walter and Beneatha are dancing and singing to identify with their _________________.
African roots/heritage
Mrs. Johnson is genuinely happy for the Youngers when she talks about them moving out of the tenement into the new house
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Nosey neighbor who visits the Youngers
Mrs. Johnson
Who said "Man, I'm a volcano...Here I am a giant surrounded by ants! Ants who can't even understand what it is the giant is talking about." and what was the context?
Walter talking to George about how frustrated he is with life and nobody understands him.
When George tells Beneatha to, "Drop the Garbo routine", what kind of allusion is this and to what is it referring
Allusion, famous person
Greta Garbo a movie star noted for being moody, mysterious and stand offish
The shocking thing that Beneatha does to identify with her African roots/heritage
Cuts her hair
What does Mama tell Walter he needs to do with the insurance money?
Put $3000 way for Beneatha's education
Put the rest in a checking account for himself to spend as he chooses
This character only likes Beneatha for her looks and doesn't want her to talk or think. He just wants her to look pretty.
George
Who said "So you butchered up a dream of mine --- you--- who always talking 'bout your children's dreams..."
Walter, telling Mama that she has crushed his dream of the liquor store after she told him she bought the house
When George says, "In one second we will hear all about the great Ashanti empires; the great Songhay civilizations; and the great sculpture of Benin..." to what type of allusion is he referring?
Choose all the apply:
a. famous landmark
b. Famous person
c. Famous place
d. literture/art
e. all of the above
A, C and D
What does Walter ask of George and how does George respond?
Walter asks if he can meet with George's father about starting his business and George dismisses him
Where did Walter go instead of going to work?
Drives around Chicago and Wisconsin looking at various sites, and drank at the the bar The Green Hat
This character thinks Booker T. Washington is "a fool".
Mama
Who said "Oh, ain't we getting ready 'round here, though! Yessir! Lookathere! I'm telling you the Youngers is really getting ready to 'move on up a little higher!' --Bless God!"
Mrs. Johnson, to Mama commenting saracstically that the Youngers are moving out of the "ghetto"
Who was Booker T. Washington and which character makes an allusion to him to what was the character referring?
African-American who believed that African-Americans should work hard in labor positions instead of focusing on politics
Mrs. Johnson, commenting that the Youngers were too concerned with "moving up" instead of staying where they are and working hard.
This character has a transformation in his emotions that can be compared with a dry withered plant receiving its nourishment of water.
Walter
Why does Mama finally give Walter the money?
She wants him to take over as the leader of the family because she trusts him more now
This character is the most excited about moving out of the tenement and into a house.
Ruth
Who said, "Just tell me, what it is you want to be --- and you'll be it...Whatever you want to be ---Yessir!" and what context
Walter, telling Travis that he will have whatever he wants/needs because he has achieved the Amercian Dream and is financially successful
What was the debate between philosophers Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois and who did Lorraine Hansberry side with?
Washington believed African-Americans should work hard in mechanical or domestic work to increase the economy of the South. Dubois believed that African-Americans should become more educated to make a better place for themselves in America. Hansberry sided with Dubois.
What has Mama INITIALLY decided to do with the insurance money and list THREE emotions that Walter feels after finding out about Mama's decision.
Mama decides to by a house. Walter feels:
betrayed, defeated, less secure, like a child, no control
All of these things that Walter mentions in his speech to Travis about the life he wants for him and the family are true EXCEPT:
a. driving a Chrysler for him and a Cadillac for Ruth
b. having a gardener
c. having a maid
d. having enough money to send Travis to college
C. having a maid
George
He calls Walter Prometheus because Walter tries to be on the same level at people above him and may get into trouble like Prometheus tried to be on the same level as Zeus and ended up getting punished.