A Raisin in the Sun, Act 3

What story does Beneatha tell Asagai that explains why she wants to be a doctor?

• She saw one of her friends get hurt and a doctor saved his life

• She read a book about a doctor that helped the community

• Her grandfather was a doctor

• She met a man who was rich and he explained that he was a doctor

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What does Mama mean when she tells Walter Lee, "I come from five generations of people who were slaves and sharecroppers...We've never been that poor."

• They have more money than her ancestors because of the insurance check
• Walter Lee should leave and never come back
• Walter Lee has no pride if he takes the money from Lindner
• She is glad the check from Mr. Lindner will make them rich

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Ruth tells Mama she would "scrub all the floors in America" if she had to. Why?

• she feels that she cannot stay any longer in their tiny apartment

• she likes being a maid and ironing clothes

• she is looking for a new job

• she doesn't want Walter Lee to feel bad

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Asagai wants Beneatha to move to

• Argentina

• Africa

• Arabia

• Australia

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Mama's plant symbolizes her anger.

• True
• False 

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Walter asks Lindner to come back because he wants to

• accept his offer

• ask questions about the house

• argue about racial equality

• convince him that they will be good neighbors

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How is Mama's plant symbolic?

• It represents the importance of not giving up under tough circumstances.

• It reminds us that Mama is a good gardner.

• It represents how the Younger family is slowly dying.

• It is a metaphor for Willy.

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How is Walter Lee  inspired by family pride at the end of the play?

• He decides to accept Lindner's offer.
• He refuses to move where they are not wanted.
• He turns down Lindner's offer out of respect for his father's memory.
• They give Lindner's money to Willy as a down payment on a liquor license.

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Why didn't Beneatha want to be a doctor anymore?

• a. She wants to change people's "hearts" more than cure their physical problems.

• b. She decided to go to Africa instead.

• c. She doesn't want to have to treat the White oppressors.

• d. She's tired of school and intellectual ideas that bore other people in her life.

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To whom is Mama referring when she tells Beneatha, "the time to love somebody the most...is when he's at his lowest and can't believe in himself"?

• George Murchison

• Joseph Asagair

• Her father

• Walter

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