A Raisin in the Sun (Plot)

Why does the Younger family get the money?

• Answer: Because Walters father died and his mother got an insurance check.

• winning the lottery

• found it on the street

What does the story not start with?

• Walter and Ruth talking

• Walter losing the money

• Travis going to school

What is Beneatha's dream job? And why isn't she able to pursue her dreams ?

• Musician, Not enough money for instruments

• Teacher, No teaching experience

• Doctor, Not enough money.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the plant in the apartment represent?

• Money

• The dreams of the Family

• Mamas Dreams

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is NOT the rising action of the story

• When they give the description of an apartment

• When Lindner comes over the second time

• When Beneatha is fighting with Walter at the start of the book

• Mama putting a down payment on the house

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the Climax of the Story

• When Mama puts a downpayment on the house

• When Lindner comes over asking the Younger family to note move into the nieghberhood

• When Mama gives Walter the money

• When Walter loses the money

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What Country is Asagai from and why does it matter to Beneatha

• He is from Kenya and it is important to Beneatha because Asagai is not going back to it.

• He is from Nigeria and it is important to Beneatha because Asagai asked her to move with him

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Why is Mama upset about the money being gone?

• She is upset because it was a piece of her siblings.

• She is upset because it was a piece of her husband.

• She is upset because it was a piece of her mother.

• She is upset because it was a piece of her daughter.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the Younger Family get their dreams deferred?

• When Mama loses the money.

• When Ruth loses the money.

• When Walter loses the money.

• When Travis loses the money.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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Why is the play called A Raisin In The Sun?

• It was based off of a Raisin that the author of the poem saw which represented the dreams of African Americans at the time

• It was based off of a Langston Hughes poem called Dreams Deferred. Which talks about dreams and if you don’t pursue them, they will dry like a raisin in the sun.

• It was based off a raisin who chased his dreams and the sun being his challenge

• Represents the characters and how they follow their dreams

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4