A Raisin in the Sun Act 2 Quiz

What is Beneatha doing at the beginning of Act 2?

• Spraying for roaches as Mama cleans house

• Entertaining Joseph Asagai

• Dancing an African folk dance in her Nigerian clothes

• Packing to move

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What does Walter do when he returns home?

• Asks Beneatha if she has gone crazy

• Joins Beneatha in the dance, pretending to be a tribal warrior

• Tells Beneatha to stop acting like a savage and be more ladylike

• Tells Ruth he needs to talk to her about something serious

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

After he arrives and tells Beneatha to change for the theater, why does she call him an assimilationist?

• She claims he has given up his cultural heritage and submerged his identity in the dominant "white" culture

• She is making fun of him for dressing in fancy clothes and silly white shoes to "blend in" at college

• It is her term for a brilliant scholar

• She is putting him down by referring to things he doesn't understand

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does George call Walter Prometheus?

• Prometheus was a Titan who brought fire to mankind and was punished for rebelling against Zeus by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten and restored daily

• Like Prometheus Walter has a fiery personality and feels chained by his circumstances

• George is putting Walter down by comparing him to a famous mule from the Civil War

• George is putting Walter down by alluding to a literary character he is too uneducated to know about.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What news does Mama break to the family in scene 1?

• She is going to divide the money equally between herself, Walter and Beneatha

• She bought a house

• She won't give Walter the money for his liquor store investment

• Ruth is pregnant

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

How does Ruth feel about Mama's news?

• She doesn't really care what Mama thinks

• She is angry that Mama didn't let Walter decide what to do with the money

• She is afraid of what Walter will say or do

• She is very happy, feeling it is a dream come true

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How much time has passed between scene 1 and 2?

• It's the next morning

• It's been a few days

• It's been a few weeks

• Only a few hours

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What kind of girl does George want Beneatha to be?

• a good-looking girl who is nice, simple, and sophisticated

• a dramatic woman like Greta Garbo (a famous actress)

• a free-thinking and independent woman who will explore and expand her identity

• a quiet, timid but supportive wife like Ruth

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Beneatha tells Mama that George is a fool, what does Mama tell her?

• Anyone can suffer with a fool if he's rich

• She better not waste her time on fools

• At least he's a good looking fool

• He's no fool if he likes Beneatha

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What has Walter been doing instead of going to work for the past three days?

• One day he borrowed Willy's car and drove south to sit and stare at the steel mills

• Each day he has gone to the Kitty Kat club to drink and drown his sorrows

• Each evening he has gone to the Green Hat to drink and listen to jazz

• One day he drove north, all the way to Wisconsin and stared at the farms

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2