ARITS Act III

What does Beneatha tell Mama she's thinking about doing?

• Getting her own place

• marrying George

• quitting school

• marrying Asagai

Throughout this last scene, the stage directions say Walter is listening to Beneatha and Asagai talk.What is Walter's reaction to their conversation?

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  He realizes that he made the best investment.

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  He realizes that his family is opposed to every decision he makes.

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  He decides that he does not care about others' dreams.

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  He realizes that his selfish actions have destroyed others' dreams.

How is Mama's resignation evident in her changed physical appearance?

• She is indifferent and seems ok with life as it has become.

• She is happy and seems hopeful as a sense of accomplishment overwhelms her.

• She is depressed and seems defeated as a sense of waste of time and resources overwhelms her

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  She is worried and seems unsure as the unknown future worries her

What does Asagai ask Beneatha to do?

• Give up on her dreams

• Move to Africa with him

• Let him loan her some money

• Change her career choice

What does Mama mean when she says that Walter “won’t have nothing left” if he takes Linder’s money?

• He will lose his sanity if he takes the money

• He will lose his family if he takes the money

• He will lose his wife if he takes the money

• He will lose his dignity and pride if he takes the money.

What made Beneatha want to become a doctor in the first place?

• She needed surgery when her appendix burst

• she watched her father suffer for a long time and die from disease

• she saw a friend split open his face then have it sewn back up

• She wants to be a God to people

Up until now, Ruth has been the practical one. How does she react to Mama’s new attitude?

• Ruth becomes desperate and urgently begs Mama to let them go forward with the move.

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  Ruth becomes happy and urgently begs Mama to let them accept the money.

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  Ruth becomes desperate and urgently begs Mama to let find a new home to live purchase.

• Ruth becomes desperate and urgently begs Mama to let them go forward with the abortion.

Why didn't Walter take the money that Mr. Lindner offered?

• Willy returned the money he stole

• He didn't want to lose his dignity and give in to a white man

• He didn't need it

• He wanted to make Mr. Lindner mad

What does the plant that is carried out at the end symbolize?

• life

• love

• children

• Mama

What is the importance of having Mama return to the empty apartment to grab her plant?

• That plant represents her, her dreams, and the spirit of her family

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  That plant represents her loss and the spirit of poverty.

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  That plant represents her dream deferred.

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  That plant represents her loss of hope for a better life.