A Raisin in the Sun: Act 1, Scene 1

The furniture in the Younger apartment is described as

• colorful and sturdy
• worn and weary
• shiny and patterned
• new and comfortable

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What item does the Younger family have to share with multiple families?

• The kitchen
• A car
• A taxi
• The bathroom

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"You all some eeeevil people at eight o'clock in the morning" (27).  Who says this quote?

• Ruth
• Mama
• Walter
• Beneatha

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Describe the overall mood we feel in this scene.

• Upbeat
• Tense
• Humorous
• Suspenseful

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What does Travis ask his mom (Ruth) for in the morning as he's eating breakfast?

• 50 cents
• A new coat
• A new bedroom
• 1 dollar

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What reason does Walter want money?  What dream does he have?

• Open a dry-cleaning business
• Get a new house
• Have another child
• Open a liquor store

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What job does Walter currently have?

• A chauffeur
• A waiter
• A car washer
• A banker

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What is Beneatha's dream?

• She wants to be a nurse.
• She wants to be a teacher.
• She wants to be a doctor.
• She wants to own her own business.

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Who says this? "Now, ain't that fine! You just got your mother's interest at heart, ain't you, girl? ...she can always take a few thousand and help you through school too - can't she?" (37).

• Ruth
• Mama
• Walter
• Beneatha

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There is a plant on the windowsill that is a symbol of what?

• Life
• Struggle
• Overcoming
• All of the above

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