A Raisin in the Sun

Who lives in the apartment?

• Willy, Bobo, Mama, Beneatha

• Walter, Mama, Beneatha, Ruth and Travis

• Walter, Travis, George and Travis

• Beneatha, Walter, Travis and Mr. Lindner

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Walter said "Damn my eggs....damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why did he say this?

• Walter was tired of Ruth's being sick all the time.

• Walter dreams of a better life and Ruth keeps pushing him back to reality.

• Walter is tired of eating eggs.

• Walter was mad because Ruth burned the eggs.

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Why was Mama getting a check?

• The bank was sending her a check for the amount in her account.

• She won the lottery.

• She won a contest.

• It was insurance money because her husband died.

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Who are Willy and Bobo?

• Travis' friends

• Two clowns in the neighborhood zoo.

• Walter's future business partners and friends

• Travis' pets

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What was Beneatha's attitude toward God?

• She thought God was unjust.

• She was very religious.

• She thought he was not good.

• She thought God was dead.

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Who is Joseph Asagai?

• Beneatha's teacher from Africa

• Walter's business partner

• Ruth's doctor

• Beneatha's African friend

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What was Asagai's nickname for Beneatha?

• "Doctor of the Future"

• "Hopeful Beauty"

• "One more Chance"

• "One for Whom Bread - Food - Is not Enough"

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Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory?

• He had turned his back on God and became an alcoholic.

• He had become too concerned with money and had lost traditional family values.

• He was too eager to spend the money Mama would receive from his father's insurance policy.

• He beat his wife and disgraced his mother.

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What is 'assimilation'?

• People who do not believe in God.

• People who left Africa to go to America to become educated.

• People who give up their cultural heritage and take on the culture of a more dominant society.

• People who still live in their original culture.

What did Mama do with her money?

• She made a down payment on a home.

• She gave it all to Walter.

• She gave it all to Beneatha.

• She left it in the bank for Travis' future.

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