A Raisin in the Sun (Act 1, Scenes 1 & 2)

Where and when is the first part of the play set?

• Southside Chicago, 1920s, in a small apartment

• Southside Chicago, 1950s, in a small apartment

• Southside Chicago, 1920s, in a small home

• Southside Chicago, 1950s, in a small home

The furniture in the Younger's place is described as

• colorful and expensive

• worn and weary

• shiny and fashionable

• new and comfortable

What item does the Younger family have to share everyday with multiple families?

• the kitchen

• a car

• a taxi

• the bathroom

How much money is Mama expecting to receive and why is she receiving it?

• $10,000; won lottery

• $100,000; insurance money

• $10,000; insurance money

• $5,000; sold a house

What is Walter's dream?

• Open a dry-cleaning business

• Get a new house

• Have another child

• Open a liquor store

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Beneatha's dream?

• She wants to be a nurse.
• She wants to be a teacher.
• She wants to be a doctor.
• She wants to own her own business.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Who says, "But Lord, child, you should know all the dreams I had 'bout buying that house and fixing it up and making a little garden in the back - "

• Mama

• Ruth

• Beneatha

• Walter

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Beneatha say/do that causes Mama to slap her?

• She yells at Mama.
• She says there is no God.
• She refuses to give Mama an answer.
• She slams her bedroom door.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following facts are true about George Murchison?

• he's rich and snobby

• he's middle-class and snobby

• he's rich and humble

• he's middle-class and humble

Fill in the blanks: Many of the interactions among the Youngers are __________, but the audience can tell they ___________ each other.

• hateful; despise

• humorous; loathe

• joyful; love

• tense; love