A Raisin in the Sun Test Prep

Mama slaps Beneatha because Beneatha

• denies that God exists 
• calls Walter a “flip”
• doesn’t listen to what Mama says
• wants to marry George Murchison

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

How could you describe Ruth and Walter’s relationship at the beginning of the play?

• lighthearted and full of love 
• tense; they’re easily frustrated by each other
• full of pity for one another   
• easy going; they joke with each other

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

How could you describe Walter and Beneatha’s relationship?

• full of respect     
•   c.  combative; they often argue/bicker  d.  full 
• combative; they often argue/bicker
• full of compassion

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

How does Mama symbolically make Walter the head of the household?

•  She tells him to sign the deed to the house.
•  She gives him “control” over the money.
• She asks him to hold her plant.
•  She asks him to hold her plant.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

According to Ruth, why should Beneatha want to be with George?

• he is well-educated
• he is understanding
• he is caring 
• he has money

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

According to George Murchison, the heritage of black Americans

• a.  is not that different from white Americans’ heritage
• a.  is nothing more than a bunch of spirituals and some grass huts
• a.  really began with the civil rights movement
• a.  is deeply rooted in Africa’s rich cultural history

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.K.9

How does Ruth react when she realizes Mama may use some of the money for a house?

• She is extremely excited.
• She is disappointed.
• She doesn't have an opinion.
• She is angry.

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CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.K.1

What is Mama’s motive for buying a house in the all-white community of Clybourne Park?

• She wants to obtain the best home for the least amount of money.
• She wants to integrate the neighborhood.
• She wants to prove she is the head of the family.
• She wants to prove that she is not an old-fashioned black woman.

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

How does Walter first respond to Mr. Lindner’s proposal about the house?

• Walter says he will consider the offer.
• Walter threatens to punch him in the mouth.
• Walter accepts the offer.
• a.     Walter orders him out of the house.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What does Mama’s old plant symbolize?

• hope for the future
• frustration with ghetto life
• despair    
• preoccupation with the past

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9