Who did this?
This character is happy when Mama tells the family she used some of the insurance money for a house.
Who is Ruth
"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
This act one word is defined as: the process of a minority group being absorbed int the majority culture.
What is assimilationism
Name the five characters that make up the Younger family
Who are Mama (Lena) Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, and Travis Younger
Mama throws the gardening hat that Travis gives her away because it is ugly and not what she wanted
What is false. Even though the rest of the Youngers make fun of it, Mama loves the gift from her 'baby'
This character denies the existence of God.
Who is Beneatha
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
This word means to represent a major idea in a text.
What is symbolism
The Younger family is a poor family living on the poor side of this city called what?
What is Chicago and the Southside
When Mama tells Walter she used some of the money for a house Walter accuses her of butchering his dreams.
What is true
This character disagrees with the idea of finding one's African heritage.
Who is George Murchinson
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
Asagai speaks of idealists and realists. Which one sees only black and white and gives up on dreams easily?
What is realists
The presence of this person changes Walter's mind about Lindner's offer.
Who is Travis
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.
This character begs to bag groceries for money
Who is Travis
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
Walter thinks _____is the best fit for Beneatha, even though he gets in a fight with him.
Who is George
The title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poet?
Who is Langston Hughes
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"
This character is only able to make a responsible decision after she/he loses everything.
Who is Walter
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?
What object in the play is a symbol for the possibility of the existence of the American Dream?
What is Mama's plant?
Beneatha is so upset that Walter gave away her portion of the money that she contemplates making this life decision.
What is giving up on being a doctor
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.