Raisin in the Sun: Act 1 Scene 2

Who is Joseph Asagai?

• Beneatha's African friend
• Walter's business partner
• Ruth's doctor
• Beneatha's teacher from Africa

What did Ruth find out at the doctor's office?

• She was pregnant.
• Beneatha was pregnant.
• She was suffering from depression.
• She was exhausted and needed rest.

What is Asagai's present to Beneatha?

• Books about assimilationism
• Two kittens - Willy and Bobo
• Clothing from Nigeria
• An invitation to go to Nigeria with him

Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate?

• It means "Doctor of the Future."
• It means "Hopeful Beauty."
• It means "One More Chance."
• It means "One for Whom Bread - food - Is Not Enough." 

What does Mama say is dangerous?

• When a man goes outside his own home to look for peace
• When a man goes to the South side of Chicago
• When a girl brings foreigners into her home
• when God is forgotten in the home

Where did Ruth actually go instead of the doctor's office? 

• To check up on Beneatha
• To look for a new house
• To see a woman about having an abortion
• To find out where the money was

Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory? 

• He had turned his back on God and become an alcoholic.
• He beat his wife and disgraced his mother.
• He had become too concerned with money and had lost traditional family values.
• He was too eager to spread the money Mama would receive from the insurance policy. 

What were the Youngers doing at the beginning of Act 1.2?

• Having an argument

• Cleaning the Apartment

• Dancing

• Getting ready to go to school and work

What started Asagai and Beneatha's discussion of Assimilation?

• Asagai mentioning her hair

• Beneatha mentioned it to him

• A news report came on in the background

• Asagai brought Beneatha some African Artwork

Based upon the Younger's tendency to clean, better their lives financially, and pursue higher education, which of the following characteristics could describe all of them?

• Chauvanistic

• Inauthentic

• Proud

• Foolhardy