A Raisin in the Sun 1
This character is the youngest member of the Younger family.
Travis
A Raisin in the Sun was named after a poem by this author.
Langston Hughes
This woman is the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun.
Lorraine Hansberry is the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun.
What is the name of Travis Younger's mother?
Ruth or Ruth Younger
The insurance check the family is waiting for will give them $_________.
$10,000 (ten thousand dollars)
Lorraine Hansberry was the first African American woman playwright to have a play performed on ______________ in New York City.
Broadway
What does Travis play with outside?
A rat
What was Walter's definition/view about life? (should be a statement)
Money is life.
Where does Travis sleep?
He sleeps on the living room couch.
A Raisin in the Sun was the first play produced on Broadway by a _________ ___________.
Black/African American woman
Who is Beneatha?
Walter's sister or Mama's daughter
Who is Asagai?
Beneatha's friend
Who is Mama's husband?
Big Walter
What does Walter argue is the problem with Afircan American women/wives? (there are two things-must answer at least one)
They don't support their husbands, and they are small minded.
Beneatha claims that she is trying to express herself by recently teaching herself to do what?
play guitar
Beneatha's dream is to become a _______.
Who is George Murchison?
George is a man who Beneatha is dating.
The first thing Mama picks up when she walks into the room. Mama compares this item to the spirit of her children.
a plant
True or False. Walter feels that Ruth was his biggest mistake.
True
Why does Mama oppose the liquor store investment?
It conflicts with her moral/religious values.
What does Mama want to do with the money? (two things--must name both)
Put some away for Beneatha's schooling and the rest as a down payment on a home.
What decade does the Raisin in the Sun take place?
1950s
What Walter wants to do with the insurance money?
He wants to open a liquor store.
Currently, what is Walter's job?
Walter is a chauffeur.
How much money did Travis need for school?
50 cents
What about her appearance does Asagai want Beneatha to change?
Asagai wants her to change her hair.
How much money did Ruth pay the doctor as down payment to terminate her pregnancy?
$5.00
What is Mama's real first and last name?
Mama's name is Lena Younger.
What did Asagai give Beneatha? (Two items--must get at least one)
A Nigerian robe and some records.
Instructions written in italics that tell the actors where to move on stage, how to act, and what the scene should look like.
*We do not read them out loud when the play is actually performed.*
stage directions
True or False. Mama is not a religious woman.
False. She is very religious.
What is the reason Ruth faints at the end of Scene 1?
She is pregnant.
What is Beneatha searching for in her life right now?
She is searching for her identity.
Which character said this,"It is dangerous when a man goes outside to look for peace."
Mama
What is Mama's definition/view of life?
To Mama, life is freedom.