Raisin in the Sun

Where is the play set, and in what time period?

• North Side Chicago, Vietnam War

• South Side Chicago, Gilded Age

• South Side Chicago, around World War II

• Mississippi, Harlem Renaissance

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How do Mama and Walter differ in what they want to do with the check?

• Mama wants to be content in a house and Walter wants to open a liquor store

• Mama wants to open a liquor store and Walter wants a house

• Mama wants to pay for Beneatha's schooling and Walter wants to open a liquor store

• Mama wants to retire and Walter wants to go on a honeymoon with Ruth

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Why does Mama slap Beneatha?

• Mama wanted to practice her MMA fighting skills

• Beneatha stole her check

• Beneatha slapped Walter

• Beneatha goes against Mama's faith

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Where is Joseph Asagai from? How does this make him good for Beneatha?

• Uganda, He can help her become a doctor.

• Nigeria, He is a Nigerian Prince with lots of money.

• Wakanda, He is the Black Panther.

• Nigeria, He can teach her more about her roots.

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What does Ruth put a down payment down for?

• A new apartment

• Travis' college funds

• Beneatha's college funds

• An abortion

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What object is the most important to Mama?

• The money

• The plant

• Travis

• The dining room table

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Why was Mama getting a check for $10,000?

• It was insurance money from her husbands's life insurance.

• She won the lottery.

• She won a baking contest.

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

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How could you describe Ruth and Walter’s relationship at the beginning of the play?

• lighthearted and full of love 
• tense; they’re easily frustrated by each other
• full of pity for one another   
• easy going; they joke with each other

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