Which vocabulary word means, "to ask for something in a serious and emotional way"
plead
100
This character works as a chauffeur. He wants to be rich like the white man he drives for. He dreams of investing in a liquor store.
Walter
100
In "A Raisin in the Sun", family, faith, racism, classism, dreams, compromise, and "money can't buy happiness" are ___________ the author wants to show you about.
themes
100
"I paid the man thirty-five hundred dollars. Monday morning I want you to take this money and take three thousand dollars and put it in a savings account for Beneatha’s medical schooling. The rest you put in a checking account--with your name on it. And from now on any penny that come out of it or that go in it is for you to look after. For you to decide. "
What theme does this show?
compromise
200
Which vocabulary word means, "showing that you do not understand something or that you find something strange or amusing"
quizzically
200
Which vocabulary word means: "violent anger"
fury
200
This character has deep faith. She's the head of the household, but wants her son to take the responsibility for running things. She dreams of owning a home and having a garden.
Mama (Lena)
200
a story written as a script to be performed in a play or movie
drama
200
"LINDNER: 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. I want you to believe me when I tell you that race prejudice simply doesn’t enter into it."
What theme does this quote show?
racism
300
Which vocabulary word means, "something (such as a hobby) that a person enjoys learning about or doing"
interest
300
Which vocabulary word means, "very valuable or important"
precious
300
This character is the realist. She wants her family to be taken care of and not have to work too hard for it, but she would love to get out of their tiny, run-down apartment. She doesn't have much patience for her husband always going on about investing.
Ruth
300
an underlying meaning of a text
theme
300
WALTER (not listening at all or even looking at her): This morning, 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--(very, very quietly)--and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live…
Which theme does this show?
classism OR racism
400
Which vocabulary word means, "to cause (someone) to feel less worried, upset, frightened"
soothe
400
Which vocabulary word means "extreme suffering grief or pain"
anguish
400
This character dreams of being a doctor. She's interested in her family's African roots. She's younger, but educated and sometimes a little snotty.
Beneatha
400
When we talk about a whole text, the ___________ ______________ might be to entertain, persuade, educate, or show a feeling or emotion.
author's purpose
400
"MAMA: There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing. (Looking at her.) Have you cried for that boy today?"
What theme is shown in this quote?
family
500
Which vocabulary word means, "a group of people who have similar interests"
fellowship
500
Which vocabulary word means, "to cause (someone) to have too many things to deal with"
overwhelm
500
This character visits from Clybourne park to convince the Youngers not to move into the home they bought. He's polite, and acts like he has their interests at heart, but he's still being racist and trying to keep them out.
Mr. Lindner
500
the “why” of a text. The reason the author made a choice.
author's purpose
500
"MAMA: Son--I come from five generations of people who was slaves and sharecroppers--but ain’t nobody in my family never let nobody pay ‘em no money that was a way of telling us we wasn’t fit to walk the earth. We ain’t never been that poor. (raising her eyes and looking at him) We ain’t never been that dead inside."
What theme is shown in this quote?