A Raisin in the Sun - Act 1, Scene 1

The author of the play is

• Lorraine Hansberry
• Langston Hughes
• William Shakespear
• Amy Noble

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The title, A Raisin in the Sun, was inspired by

• A poem by Langston Hughes
• None of the above
• A poem by Maya Angelou
• A poem by Lorraine Hansberry

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What does it mean to defer your dreams?

• Pursue them
• Forget about them completely
• None of these 
• Put them off

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The Younger family lives in

• Compton
• Southside Chicago
• Brooklyn
• Nigeria

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In the first argument we see between Ruth and Walter, Ruth complains that Walter is not eating his

• eggs
• toast
• oatmeal
• liquor

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When Travis asks Walter for fifty cents, Walter:

• Gives him $1
• Gives him just $0.50
• Gives him nothing
• Tells him to earn it

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What does the liquor store symbolize in the play?

• Walter's dream/American Dream
• laziness
• wasting money
• mama's anger

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The business Walter wants to start is a 

• Bodega
• Gun shop
• Limo Service
• Liquor store

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Who is Beneatha?

• Mama's sister
• Walter's wife
• Walter's sister
• Ruth's daughter

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Beneatha is going to school to become a

• nurse
• cultural anthropologist
• doctor
• teacher

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