Raisin in the Sun Act 1 Scene 2 quiz

Who is Joseph Asagai?

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.10

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.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does Asagai's nickname for Beneatha mean?

• 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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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. 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

One conflict that takes place in Act I is when:

• Walter Lee struggles to keep his job as a chauffeur.
• Walter Lee struggles with other family members over money.
• Travis struggles to keep up his grades in school.
• Mama struggles with Ruth for control of the household.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.10

Where does A Raisin in the Sun get its name from?

• a poem by Countee Cullen

• a poem by Langston Hughes

• an elegy by John Donne

• a song by Duke Ellington

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

How has Beneatha practicied assimilationism (according to Asagai)?

• She cut her hair

• She dyed her hair a lighter color

• She "mutilated" her hair by straightening it

• She has an odd curl on top of her head to fit-in while she lives in Whoville

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3