Vocabulary
Character Quotes
Act 1 Events
Act 2 Events
Act 3 Events
100

what is 'lacking distinction; unexceptional'?

undistinguished 

100

Who said "Well, you are quite welcome. I just hope you understand that our house don't always look like this."?

Mama
100

What is Walter upset about in the beginning of Act 1?

Ruth telling him to eat his eggs.

100

Who bought Beneatha the Nigerian clothes?

Asagai

100

Why does Beneatha contemplate her choice of becoming a doctor?

She doesn't believe she can actually help people

200

what is 'in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively'?

furtively

200

Who said 'WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE LISTEN TO ME TODAY!'

Walter

200

What does Walter want to get from his mother?

Money from his father's death.

200

Where had Walter been that Saturday?

The bar

200

What does Mama call Walter after he is done acting like a black servant?

She calls him 'dead inside'

300

what is '(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner'?

coquettishly

300

Who said 'OCOMOGOSIAY, FLAMING SPEAR!'?

Beneatha

300

Who teases Beneatha about the many activities she tries and then quits?

Mama and Ruth

300

What happened to Beneatha's hair?

She cut it all off

300

What does Walter tell Mr. Lindner?

That the Younger's are proud to be black and intend to move into their new house

400

what is 'a person who advocates or participates in racial or cultural integration'?

assimilationist

400

Who said "Why must you and your brother make an argument out of everything people say?'

Ruth

400

Who is Beneatha dating?

George Murchison

400

What news does Mama share when she comes home?

She put a down payment on a house

400

What does Mama tell Walter after he stands up for the family?

That he is finally a man.

500

what is 'reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner'?

rebuffs

500

Who said "No, I don't want no coffee. I don't want nothing hot to drink. Why you always trying to give me something to eat?'

Walter

500

What happens to Ruth at the end of Act 1?

She passes out due to exhaustion

500

How does Ruth react to Mama's big news?

She is very excited

500

Who does Beneatha accept in the end of the Act?

Asagai