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quotes
vocab
character and setting questions
true or false
100

this character is happy when mama tells the family she used some of the insurance money for a house

who is ruth

100

"i was lookin in the mirror and thinking about it... im thirty five years old, i been married eleven years and i got a boy who sleeps in the living room and all i got to give him is stories about how rich white people live"

who is walter

100

this act one word is defined as: the process of a minority group being abosrbed into the dominant culture

what is assimilation
100

name the five major characters of the play

who are mama younger, walter lee younger, ruth younger, beneatha younger, and travis younger

100

mrs. johnson stops by the youngers apartment to wish them good luck.

what is false. mrs johnson stops by the youngers apartment to scare them about recent bombings against black families in local neighborhoods.

200

this character denies the existence of god and wants to become a doctor

who is beneatha

200

which character said the following quote: "no theres something come down between me and them that dont let us understand each other and i dont know what is. one done almost lost his mind thinking 'bout money all the time"

who is mama
200

this word means to clear of wrong doing.

what is vindicate

200

the younger family is a poor family living on the poor side of this city called what?

what is southside chicago

200

when mama tells walter she used some of the money for a house walter accuses her of butchering his dreams.

waht is true

300

this character disagrees with the idea of finding ones african heritage

who is george murchinson

300

these characters are involved in the following converstation below: 1. were you born with it like that? 2. no of course not. 1. how then

who are asagai and beneatha

300

this word means to speak in a light or disrespectful manner

what is flippancy

300

the presence of what character influences walters decision at the end of act 3

who is travis
300

mama's plant symbolizes her love of gardening.

what is false. mama' plant symbolizes her dream of owning a house with a garden. mamas plant also symbolizes her children and how they have grown up despite their poor living conditions.

400
this character brings ominous new to the younger household

who is mrs johnson

400

what character says the following quote: "i guess maybe i better go on and do what i started.... i guess i just didnt realize how bad things was with us.."

who is ruth

400

travis______ asked ruth for $0.50, but she didnt want to give it to him.

what is beseechingly.

400

the title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poem?

who is langston hughes

400

alaiyo, asagais nickname for beneatha means "one for whom books are not enough"

what is false, alaiyo means "one for whom bread is not enough"

500

this character is only able to make responsible decisions after he/she has lost everything

who is walter

500

what character said the following quote: "and at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people out there feel that people get along better take more of a common interest in the life of the community, when they share a common background"

who is mr lindner?

500

this vocabulary word best fills in the blank below: george murchinson found beneathas nigerian clothing to be ________

what is ludicrous

500

what is the reason that beneatha contemplates giving up on being a doctor?

what is walter gave away the remaining portion of the insurance money

500

the youngers decide to take lindner up on his offer and us the money to buy a house in a different neighborhood.

what is false. the younger family refuses lindners offer and moves into clybourne park anyways.