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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...I'm 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 absorbed int the majority culture.
What is assimilationism
100
Name the five major characters of the play
Who are Mama (Lena) Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, and Travis Younger
100
Mrs. Johnson stops by the Younger's apartment to wish them good luck.
What is false. Mrs. Johnson stops by the Younger's apartment to scare them about recent bombings against black families in local neighborhoods.
200

This character is only able to make a selfless decision after they have lost everything. 

Who is Walter


200
Which character said the following quote: "No--there's something come down between me and them that don't let us understand each other and I don't know what it is. One done almost lost his mind thinking 'bout money all the time..."
Who is Mama
200
This word means to clear of wrongdoing.
What is vindicate
200
The Younger family is a poor family living on the poor side of this city called what?
What is Chicago and the Southside
200
When Mama tells Walter she used some of the money for a house Walter accuses her of butchering his dreams.
What is true
300
This character disagrees with the idea of finding one's African heritage.
Who is George Murchinson
300
These characters are involved in the conversation 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, unserious, or disrespectful manner

What is facetious

300

Walter talks about this person, who doesn't appear in the play, when he finally rejects Lindner's offer.

Who is Big Walter (Walter's father)

300
Mama's plant symbolizes her love of gardening.
What is False. Mama's plant symbolizes her dream of owning a house with a garden. Mama's plant also symbolizes her children and how they have grown up despite their poor living conditions.
400

This character wants to change the world, even at the cost of his own life. 

Who is Asagai


400
This character says the following quote: "I guess maybe I better go on and do what I started...I guess I just didn't realize how bad things was with us..."
Who is Ruth
400

Travis _________ and sadly asked Ruth for $0.50, but she didn't want to give it to him.

What is plaintively

400
The title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poet?
Who is Langston Hughes
400
Alaiyo, Asagai's 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 passive-aggressive character brings ominous news to the Younger household.

Who is Mrs. Johnson


500
This 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 Beneatha's robe to be outlandish and _______.

What is ludicrous

500

One of these famous, prominent historical figures (in activism, literature, or music) knew Lorraine Hansberry personally. 

Who is James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., or Nina Simone? 

500
The Youngers decide to take Lindner up on his offer and use the money to buy a house in a different neighborhood.
What is false. The Younger family rebuffs Lindner's offer and move into Clybourne Park anyway.