A Raisin in the Sun Review

From where did the play get its name?

• a poem

• a song

• a novel

• an image that the author saw

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What does Mama's old plant symbolize?

• love

• money

• hope

• racism

How does Mama symbolically make Walter head of the household?

• she allows him to choose the house they will buy

• she allows him to decide on how the money is spent

• she allows him to quit his job

• she allows him to accept money from Lindner

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is the family receiving a check for $10,000?

• life insurance money from Mama's husband

• Mama won a contest

• the bank closed the family's account and gave them the cash

• Mama sold their old apartment

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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

Where does this play take place?

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Detroit

• Chicago

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Is Walter excited when he finds out that Ruth is pregnant?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who runs off with Walter's/the family's money?

• Willy

• Bobo

• Travis

• Lindner

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Who thinks that women should only need pretty and sophisticated?

• Joseph Asagai

• Travis Younger

• George Murchison

• Willy Harris

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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

Who represents pride in African heritage?

• Joseph Asagai

• George Murchison

• Travis Younger

• Willy Harris

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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

Who wrote "Harlem"?

• Willy Harris

• Lorraine Hansberry

• Langston Hughes

• Maya Angelou

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9