About the Play
Who is the author of the play?
Loraine Hansberry
What sickness to Mana tell Ruth to fake and why?
The flu because it is respectable
Where does Travis sleep and what does he need for school?
On the couch and 50 cents
What is Walter's dream?
To open a liquor store
What is Bennie's dream and why?
To be a Doctor because she saw Rufus fall.
Where does the play take place?
South side of Chicago
What is Mama's American Dream?
To have a house to protect her whole family?
Why does Ruth want Bennie to be with George?
He has money
What is Walter's job?
Chauffer
What is assimilation?
When one cultures gives way to another
What poem in the play named for? Who wrote it?
Harlem by Langston Hughes
What does Mama keep on the windowsill?
Her plant
What is Ruth considering at the end of ACT 1?
An abortion
Where is Walter when he is skipping work?
At the Green Hat jazz club
Where is Asagai from?
Nigeria
What is the subject matter of the poem?
Dreams Deferred
How does Mama make Walter the "head of the house?"
She lets him be in "control" of the money
What does Travis get for Mama?
A gardening hat
What is Walter's first response to Mr. Lindner?
He kicks him out
What happens to the money aside for her school?
Walter loses it
What is every character after in the play? (think broad)
The American Dream
When does Mama say Walter has reached his manhood?
When he decides to move in the house no matter what!
How long have Ruth and Walter been married?
15 years
What happens to the money Walter was given?
It is stolen by Willie
What does Assegai ask Bennie at the end of the novel?
To marry him and move to Africa