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? Seven-thirty Six-Thirty Eight O'Clock Seven O'Clock

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

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? Bartender Gardener Butler Chauffeur

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

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

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? South Africa Liberia Nigeria Chad

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

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

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 $6000 $4,500 It is unspecified

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

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

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 thinks he is spying on the Youngers. She doesn't understand the way he speaks. She doesn't want him to see the house being cleaned. She would rather have Beneatha date George Murchison.

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

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

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

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

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