A Raisin in the Sun: Act 2, Scene 1

As the scene opens, what is Beneatha doing in the living room?

• Reading
• Dancing
• Eating
• Crying

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

True or false:  Beneatha fits the stereotypical African-American female role of the time period.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Walter begins screaming and joins Beneatha in the living room.  The stage directions tell us he has been ________________________.

• sleeping
• working
• drinking

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

True or false:  George likes Beneatha's new haircut.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

If Joseph and George are symbols, which one symbolizes assimilation?

• Joseph
• George

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the mood felt between George and Walter?

• Tension
• Lightheartedness
• Joy
• Sorrow

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who says the following quote:  "I know ain't nothing in this world as busy as you colored college boys with your fraternity pins and white shoes..." (84).

• Ruth
• George
• Joseph
• Walter

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is George talking about when he says, "You're all wacked up with bitterness, man" (85)?

• Ruth
• Joseph
• Walter
• Himself

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Relate the following line in the play about Walter's dream to a line in Hughes' poem.  (Violently) "No! Cause ain't nobody with me!  Not even my own mother" (85)!

• Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
• Or fester like a sore and then run?
• Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
• Or does it explode?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When George calls Walter Prometheus as he's leaving, what type of literary device is the author using?

• Allusion
• Foreshadowing
• Simile
• Personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3