A Raisin in the Sun Act III

Why does Walter call Mr. Linder, and how does his decision change?

• He calls Mr. Linder to sell the house to the neighborhood. He ends up deciding not to sell the house and that the family will move in.

• He calls Mr. Linder to sell the house to the neighborhood. He ends up deciding to sell the house to another family.

• He calls Mr. Linder to ask how much money the neighborhood is willing to pay for the house. He ends up deciding to sell the house to the bank instead.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How has Walter changed/grown throughout the play? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• He has stopped drinking as much.

• He decided to keep the house which shows he understands that family matters more than money.

• He has gone back to school to get his degree and start a stable career.

• He has spent more time with his family and specifically Ruth.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is Mama's plant a symbol of? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• Her dead husband

• Her children

• The family's dreams, specifically her dream for a garden.

• Nature

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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

Which dreams come true at the end of the play?

• Mama's dream of a house for the family with a garden in the backyard.

• Beneatha's dream of becoming a doctor.

• Ruth's dream of getting out of the apartment and into a house with space for everyone in the family.

• Walter's dream of owning a liquor store.

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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 dreams are still deferred (put off) at the end of the play?

• Mama's dream of a house for the family with a garden in the backyard.

• Beneatha's dream of becoming a doctor.

• Ruth's dream of getting out of the apartment and moving into a house with room for the whole family.

• Walter's dream of owning a liquor store.

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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

Which characters give Beneatha advice in Act III?

• Mama

• Asagai

• Ruth

• Walter

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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

Identify the speaker of the following quote:

"We have decided to move into our house because my father...he earned it for us brick by brick. We don't want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we will try to be good neighbors. We don't want your money."

• Walter

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

• Asagai

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the speaker of the following quote:

"There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing...Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most...It's when he's at his lowest and can't believe in hisself 'cause the world done whipped him so."

• Walter

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

• Asagai

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the speaker of the following quote:

"I'll work...I'll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in Chicago...and scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America if I have to--but we got to MOVE! We got to get OUT OF HERE!"

• Walter

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

• Asagai

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the speaker of the following quote:

"...isn't there something wrong in a house--in a world--where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the death of a man?"

• Walter

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

• Asagai

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3