A Raisin in the Sun Act I Review

Which character is described as a lean and intense man in his mid-thirties, makes quick nervous movements and has erratic speech habits; his voice always has a quality of indictment.

• Travis

• Asagai

• Walter

• Willy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which character is described as about thirty; was once a very pretty girl, but life hasn’t been what she expected, and disappointment is making her older before her time?

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

• Lena

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character is described as about twenty; slim and intense with a lean, intellectual face; she has a different accent than the others because of education and a Midwest instead of Southern inflection?

• Lena

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which character is described as a woman in her early sixties that is still full-bodied and strong; she has adjusted to many things in life and overcome many more, so her face is full of strength; she has a quiet voice with a Southern slur?

• Ruth

• Mama

• Big Walter

• Beneatha

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which character is described as a Nigerian man; takes great pride in his African heritage and shares it with a member of the Younger family he met in college

• Willy

• Walter

• George

• Asagai

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the setting of the play?

• San Francisco in the 1970s

• Chicago's southside sometime after World War II and before present day

• The Bronx sometime after World War II and before present day

• St. Louis in the 1890s at the beginning of the Great Migration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Where do the Youngers live? What does their home tell us about the family and their place in society?

• They live in a small home in an all-white neighborhood. This tells us that they are poor but are treated highly because they live in an all-white neighborhood.

• They live in a large penthouse apartment. They are a rich family but they are treated poorly because they are black.

• They live in a small one-bedroom apartment in low-income neighborhood. They are poor. However, they work hard and have dreams they wish to achieve.

• They live in a large four-bedroom apartment in a safe middle-class neighborhood. They are poor but work hard so they are respected and able to live in a good neighborhood.

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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

What is the mood (feeling for the reader) of Act I?

• Relaxed and optimistic because the Youngers are using the check to fund a trip to Disney World. Their dreams can finally come true!

• Tense and anxious because the Youngers cannot agree on what to do with the check, Ruth and Walter are having marital issues, and they are constantly debating how to best support the family.

• Boring and uneventful because there is no check and Walter just yells at everyone while drinking alcohol.

• Funny and gross because Travis starts a pest control business beating rats to death with his bat. The business is so successful he is able to give his teacher the fifty cents!

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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

Which characters are mother and son? The mother encourages her son to follow his dreams but they disagree on how he should achieve it. She is also very critical of how he treats his wife.

• Asagai and Mama

• Walter and Mama

• Ruth and Travis

• Mama and Travis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which characters are brother and sister? They are always arguing. The brother mocks the sister's hobbies and education. The sister thinks her brother is crazy and selfish.

• Ruth and Travis

• Walter and Ruth

• Walter and Beneatha

• Asagai and Ruth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3