Raisin Study Guide

Which character is attending college?

• Beneatha

• Ruth

• Travis

• Walter

This character thinks women only need to be pretty and sophisticated.

• George

• Walter

• Mama

• Ruth

This poet wrote the famous poem "Harlem."

• Langston Hughes

• Lorraine Hansberry

• Duke Ellington

• Robert Frost

What is the poem "Harlem" about?

• Jazz music

• Freedom

• Deferred dreams

• Growing social movements

How could you describe Walter and Beneatha's relationship?

• Full of respect

• Quiet and cold

• Compassionate

• Combative; often arguing/bickering

This character is a symbol of African heritage and pride.

• Beneatha

• Walter

• Asagai

• Mama

"I tell you-- I am a man! I think my wife should wear some pearls..."

Pick the person who said this.

• Walter

• George

• Asagai

• Travis

“I don’t flit! I—I experiment with different forms of expression.”

Pick the speaker!

• Asagai

• Travis

• George

• Beneatha

Walter admits to Ruth that he does not know how to be close to her.

• True

• False

George punches Asagai.

• True

• False