A Raisin in the Sun

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1. In Act I, Scene I, What time does Ruth Younger say it is when she wakes Travis up? Eight O'Clock Seven-thirty Six-Thirty Seven O'Clock

2. What family do the Youngers live next door to (and share a bathroom with)? The Johnsons The Williams The Harrisons The Friedmans

3. How much money does Travis need to take to school in Act I, Scene I? Fifty Cents Two Dollars A Quarter Seventy-Five Cents

4. What is Walter Younger's job? Gardener Bartender Chauffeur Butler

5. What is Walter's "dream"? To play professional football To move to New York City To leave his wife To open a liquor store

6. Why is Mama expecting a $10,000 check in the mail? She sued her boss for harassment It is never explained She asked her sister for financial help Her husband died and left her money.

7. True or False: Ruth is planning to have an abortion when she finds out she is pregnant: True False

8. What country is Joseph Asagai from? Nigeria Chad Liberia South Africa

9. When George Murchison and Beneatha go to the theater, what time does George say the "curtain" opens? Eight-Fourty Eight-Thirty Nine-Twenty Nine-Fifteen

10. What is Mama Younger's maiden name? Bonomeir None of the Above Errethes Eggleston

11. How much money does the "Clybourne Park Improvement Association" offer the Youngers in order to prevent them from moving to Clybourne Park? $5,000 It is unspecified $4,500 $6000

12. Which of these characters was in the original version of the play, but later cut out, as she was professed irrelevant? Dr. Thatcher Mrs. Johnson Mary Younger Marjorie Johanson

13. Which of the following does Karl Lindner best symbolize? Traditional White Prosperity The stereotypical "Uncle Tom". Unconventional Black Prosperity The angelic modern-day prophet.

14. What religion do the Youngers practice? Judaism Atheism Scientology Christianity

15. Why is Mama hesitant to invite Joseph Asagai over to the Younger's apartment? She doesn't want him to see the house being cleaned. She would rather have Beneatha date George Murchison. She doesn't understand the way he speaks. She thinks he is spying on the Youngers.

16. What is the address of the Younger's new house? 406 Clybourne Street, Clybourne Park 302 Clybourne Street, Clybourne Park 406 Bleeker Street, Clybourne Park 125 Thompson Street, Clybourne Park

17. From where did Loraine Hansberry's take the title, "A Raisin in the Sun"? The Biblical Book of Jacob A poem by Langston Hughes A Slave Spiritual A commonly used metaphor

18. What year was the play first produced? 1946 1949 1961 1959

19. In the play, the only little bit of sunlight comes through one window in the living room. What did the sunlight best symbolize? Love Hope Greed Desire

20. Who is the last person to leave the apartment at the end of the play? Walter Beneatha Ruth Mama