Story Summary
What major event acts as the big spark that starts the whole story?
A) Beneatha graduating from medical school.
B) The arrival of Big Walter’s $10,000 life insurance check.
C) Walter Lee getting fired from his job as a driver.
B) The arrival of Big Walter’s $10,000 life insurance check.
Who was Mamie talking with during their recorded family talk?
a. Lorraine Hansberry
b. Her Niece
c. A reporter
B. Her Niece
Why does Karl Lindner visit the Younger family in their apartment?
A) To offer them money so they will NOT move into the white neighborhood
B) To welcome them warmly with a gift from the neighbors
C) To help Walter Lee start a new business
A) To offer them money so they will NOT move into the white neighborhood.
How does Mamie’s real-life story connect directly to A Raisin in the Sun?
A) It tells the real court fight their family had over housing laws, which inspired the play.
B) It shows that the whole play was just a made-up fairy tale
C) It proves that Lorraine Hansberry wrote the play while living in another country
A) It tells the real court fight their family had over housing laws, which inspired the play.
What does Mama's weak houseplant on the windowsill stand for in the story?
A) Her secret dream to open a flower shop
B) Her family's strength, hope, and dreams that need love and care to grow
C) Her hidden money buried inside the soil
B) Her family's strength, hope, and dreams that need love and care to grow.
What was the main reason Mamie shared her family's past stories during the interview?
A) To convince her niece to become an actress
B) To keep the truth alive, honor Lorraine, and pass down their family history
C) To explain why they sold their family home in Chicago
B) To keep the truth alive, honor Lorraine, and pass down their family history.