Semester 2 English 11 unit 2

Check all that apply: Which of the following are symbols in A Raisin in the Sun?

• Beneatha's hair

• The phrase "eat your eggs"

• Mamma's plant

which of these is something stage directions can do?

• clarify relationships between characters

• telling the audience when to applaud

• give the audience a list of symbols

What does Mama's plant most likely symbolize?

• unity of the family during hard times

• Growth despite less than ideal conditions

• the death of her children's dreams

which of these is a characteristic of a strong theme

• It is a complete statement

• it is an elusive concept

• It is a character in a story

Read this excerpt from A Raisin in the Sun, what does it reveal about Beneatha?

BENEATHA enters. SHe is about twenty...her lean, almost intellectual face has a handsomeness of its own... Her speech is...different from the rest of the family's insofar as education has permeated her sense of English...She passes through the room without looking at either RUTH or Walter...

• She needs to study English

• Her family is her priority

• She is somewhat self-absorbed

Read this excerpt of Walter's words to Mama, what does it most reveal about him? "You run our lives like you want to. So what you need for me to say it was all right for? (bitterly, to hurt her as deeply as he knows possible) So you butchered up a dream of mine- you-who always talking 'bout your children's dreams"

• That he is grateful to his mother

• That he respects his mother's choices

• That he feels like a failure as a man

What do Mama's words most reveal about her character.

RUTH: Clybourne Park? Mama, there ain't no colored people in Clybourne park.

MAMA: (almost idiotically) Well, I guess there's going to be some now.

• She isn't easily intimidated

• she is easily frightened

• She does not like to make decisions

Read this words from President Johnson's speech:

The real hero of this struggle is the American Negro. His actions and protests, his courage to risk safety and even to risk his life, have awakened the conscience of this Nation.

Which even in the play best reflects Johnson's words?

• Beneatha considering going to Africa with Asagai

• The Youngers deciding to move to Clybourne Park

• Beneatha wearing her hair naturally and dancing to African music

What topic is best represented in the following excerpt?

Linder...And at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people (in Clybourne Park) feel that people get along better---when they share a common background

• empowerment

• inequality

• transformation

Which option is the best example of literary nonfiction?

• A letter that describes civil rights leaders experiences in prison

• A transcript of a Supreme Court decision

• an editorial in a newspaper that calls for an end to segregation