Act I A Raisin in the Sun

Who are Willy and Bobo?

• Walter's future business partners

• Two clowns at the zoo

• Travis's friends

• Travis's pets

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Walter said, "Damn my eggs...damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why?

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

• Walter was mad because Ruth had burned his breakfast

• Walter is tired of eating eggs

• Walter wants to dream of a better life and Ruth keeps pushing reality back at him

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is Beneatha?

• Mama

• Walter and Ruth's daughter

• Travis's sister

• Walter's sister

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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

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

• It was insurance money from her husband's life insurance

• She had won the lottery

• She had won a contest

• The bank was sending her a check for the amount in her account. Since she was old, she thought it was time to spend her money.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was Beneatha's attitude towards God?

• She was very religious.

• She did not believe in God.

• She thought he was an unjust God.

• "God is dead."

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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

What happened to Ruth at the end of Act I, scene one?

• Walter hit her

• She burned herself while ironing.

• She fainted.

• She burst into tears.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Who is Joseph Asagai?

• Beneatha's African friend

• Walter's business partner

• Ruth's doctor

• Beneatha's teacher from Africa

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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 did Ruth find out at the doctor's office?

• She was pregnant.

• Beneatha was pregnant.

• She was suffering from depression.

• She was exhausted and needed rest.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Asagai's present to Beneatha?

• Books about assimilation.

• Two kittens- Willy and Bobo

• Clothing from Nigeria

• An invitation to go to Nigeria with him

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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

Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate?

• It means "Doctor of the Future"

• It means "Hopeful Beauty"

• It means " One More Chance"

• It means "One for Whom Bread -food- Is Not Enough"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3