A Raisin in the Sun Review

How are Walter’s dreams deferred throughout the play?

• Ruth would not listen to him in Act One.

• The money is stolen in Act 2, scene 3.

• Mama would not give him control of the money in Act 2, scene 1.

• All of these.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Who is the last character on stage during the play?

• Walter

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

Which of the following quotations best describes George Murchison’s attitude when he sees Beneatha in her African robes?

• “You’re all wacked out with bitterness.”

• “I hate assimilationist".

• “We’re going to the theatre - we’re not going to be in it.”

• “How can something that’s natural be eccentric?”

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How do we know that Ruth is thinking about getting an abortion?

• She refers to Old Doctor Jones as “she”

• She makes a five dollar down payment

• She is very secretive about who she went to see Saturday morning.

• All of these.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why is the plant significant?

• It represents the Younger family.  Even though it lives in a cramped area where it receives little light, the plant continues to grow.

• It represents Mama’s desire to have a garden

• It represents the desire for freedom.

• All of these.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Which of the following describes Mama?

•  “We can see that she was a pretty girl, even exceptionally so, but now it is apparent that life has been little that she has expected.”

• “Her lean, almost intellectual face has a handsomeness of its own.”

• “Being a woman who has adjusted to many things in life and overcome many more, her face is full of strength.”

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Who best exemplifies assimilation?

• Beneatha

• Asagai

• Walter

• George

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Beneatha saying, "And this is the Welcoming Committee!" is an example of:

• Allusion

• Pun

• Irony

• Tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Mama's attitude towards Mrs. Johnson is best described as:

• Indifference

• Aggresion

• Exuberance

• Melancholoy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Mama does not like Walter being a chauffeur because:

• A grown man is not fit to serve another man.

• She thinks Walter should have gone to school like Bennie.

• She knows it does not provide enough income for Travis and the new baby.

• None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6