A Raisin in the Sun

1. While Asagai appears to love Beneatha, he

• a. treats her badly

• b. frequently ridicules her

• c. treats her like a child

• d. Often ignores her

2. Beneatha appears to

• a. be desperately in love with Asagai

• b. be upset by Asagai’s shallowness

• c. be infuriated by Asagai’s ignoring her

• d. feel admiration for Asagai’s intellect

3. When Ruth realizes she is pregnant, she

• a. immediately stops drinking

• b. reluctantly goes to a doctor

• c. goes to the woman who is known as an abortionist

• d.Throws away her pack of cigarettes

4. Walter resents George Murchison because Walter thinks George

• a. is just playing with Beneatha and will eventually break her heart

• b. looks down on his mother for being a cleaning lady

• c. stands higher in his mother’s eyes than Walter himself does

• d. is a spoiled, rich, college kid

5. The stage directions that read, “Pause. The silence shouts,” is an example of

• a. metaphor

• b. characterization

• c. personification

• d. assonance

6. When Walter firsts hears about Mama putting money down for the house, he

• a. becomes angry that she spent the money in that way

• b. is happy about the house but sad about leaving the neighborhood

• c. tells her that buying a house is a good thing, but not in that neighborhood

• d. is relieved that his son can grow up in a safer neighborhood

7. The title of this play is an allusion to

• a. the Bible

• b. a Greek myth

• c. a sonnet written by William Shakespeare

• d. a poem written by Langston Hughes

8. Mama gives Walter $6,500 because

• a. she is tired of his requests for money

• b. his wife Lena needs the money for an operation

• c. he threatens to leave if he does not get the money

• d. she wants him to assume the role of head of the household

9. The Clybourne Park Improvement Association members want to buy the house from the Youngers because they

• a. found out it was built on top of toxic waste

  
  

• b. do not want black people moving into their neighborhood

• c. had planned to use it as a community center

• d. want to donate it to a homeless family

10. Beneatha’s dream is to

• a. get married and have a large family

• b. become rich and have all the good things in life

• c. go to medical school

• d. become a research scientist