A Raisin in the Sun - Act 2 Review

What were Beneatha and Walter doing when George walks into the apartment to pick Beneatha up for their date?

• Eating breakfast
• Arguing
• Dancing & singing Nigerian songs
• Cleaning

Who is an "assimilationist"? HINT: Beneatha does NOT want to be one.

• A person who tries to fit in with the most powerful culture (in the play's case - the white culture)

• A person who tries to fit in with Nigerian culture
• A religious person
• A person who wants to go to Europe

How does George react to Beneatha's Nigerian dress?

• He tells her she looks beautiful
• He asks her about Africa
• He is jealous of another man giving her gifts
• He tells her to change her clothes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is "it" that Ruth claims is lost between her and Walter?

• Their future

• Love

• Their family

• Their hopes and dreams

Where is the house that Mama bought located?

• Rosedale Park
• Sherwood Park
• Hanserd Park
• Clybourne Park

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

True or False: Walter Lee tells Mama she "butched up" his dream. 

• True 
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

True or False: When George first sees Beneatha's hair he likes it.

• True
• False 

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who said the following quote: "Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!"

• George

• Beneatha 
• Walter Lee
• Ruth

Who accomplished their American Dream at the end of Act 2: Scene 1?

• Beneatha 
• Walter Lee
• Mama 
• George 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

How did Ruth find out that Walter was skipping work?

• Walter's boss called

• Beneatha saw him

• Ruth saw him on the way back from the doctor's office

• Walter told her