Who is this?
True or False
Words We've Learned
Why did they...
Theme
100
This character denies the existence of God.
Who is Beneatha.
100
Mama's plant symbolizes her love for gardening.
What is False. Mama's plant symbolizes her dream of owning a house with a garden. Mama's plant also symbolizes her children and how they have grown up despite their poor living conditions.
100
"Loving families make sacrifices for one another," is an example of this.
What is a theme.
100
Ruth does not want to have an abortion for this reason.
She is a Christian woman. Christians believe abortion is wrong.
100
Theme is the underlying ________ of a story.
What is meaning.
200
This character is only able to make a responsible decision after he/she loses everything.
Who is Walter.
200
Mama tells Walter she used some of the insurance money to buy a house and Walter accuses her of butchering his dreams.
What is true.
200
Love, friendship and trust are examples of this.
What is a big idea or a topic.
200
Mama thinks Booker T. Washington is a fool because of this reason.
He accepts segregation.
200
The reader must make ________ and draw conclusions about what the author is trying to say.
What are inferences.
300
This Greek god had his liver pecked out by an eagle everyday for eternity.
Who is Prometheus.
300
Alaiyo, Asagai's nickname for Beneatha, means "The one for whom books are not enough."
What is false. The nickname means "The one for whom bread - food - is not enough."
300
Korean pop stars (K-pop stars) bleaching their skin and getting plastic surgery to have features of another race is an example of this.
What is cultural assimilation.
300
Walter is hurt by Mama purchasing the house for this reason.
Walter wants to take on the role of the man of the house and make decisions.
300
The African Americans being bombed out of the white neighbourhood is an example that reflects this theme.
What is: in order for peace to exist, we must tolerate each other.
400
This character considered going against her religious beliefs because she didn't have enough money.
Who is Ruth.
400
Walter Younger kindly accepts Karl Lindner's offer and the Youngers do not move into Clybourne Park.
What is false.
400
A realist sees life in this way.
What is as they are or realistically.
400
Walter originally wanted to take Lindner's money. He changed his mind for this reason.
He is proud. He is a role model to his son and wants Travis to stand up for what is right, like him.
400
Walter telling Beneatha she shouldn't be a doctor but instead be a nurse or get married exemplifies this theme.
What is: equal civil rights exist when there is equality among all races and genders.
500
This character started out as an idealist at the beginning of the play then became a realist in Act III.
Who is Beneatha.
500
Beneath ends up marrying George Murchison. She found Asagai too shallow to be with.
What is false.
500
This person is an example of an idealist.
Who is Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Beneatha at the beginning of the play, or other.
500
Asagai calls Beneatha an assimilationist for this reason.
She wears her hair unnaturally. She straightens her hair so it looks similar to a white woman's.
500
True or false. Although a story may be set in a different time period or with characters we do not know, the theme of the story connects with your life.
What is true.