A Raisin in the Sun: ACT ONE QUIZ

The Younger family lives in:

• Harlem

• Detroit

• Chicago

• Los Angelos

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

"The Younger living room would be a comfortable and well-ordered room if it were not for too many people [living there] for too many years--and they are tired." This description of the Younger's apartment is important because:

• it emphasizes how the Youngers need new furniture.

• it reveals how fed up the Youngers are with their apartment.

• it explains how the apartment is organized.

• it demonstrates the poverty the Youngers face.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

SCENE 1: Match the following quotes to their character.

• Ruth

• "I don't flit! I-I experiment with different forms of expression--"

• Travis

• "Honey, you never say nothing new. I listen to you every day...and you never say nothing new."

• Walter

• "You 'bout to get your fresh little jaw slapped!"

• Mama

• "This is the morning we supposed to bring 50 cents to school."

• Beneatha

• "DAMN MY EGGS--DAMN ALL THE EGGS THAT EVER WAS!"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Choose what Walter currently does for a living.

• He is a butler.

• He is owns a liquor store.

• He is a construction worker.

• He is a chauffeur.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Drag the correct answer to the blank. ​Beneatha says, "Listen, I'm going to be a ​ (a)   . I'm not worried about who I'm going to ​ (b)   yet."

• doctor
• marry
• professor
• mother
• live with
• manage
• boss

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why doesn't Mama want Walter to own a liquor store?

• She doesn't approve of drinking.

• She is worried Walter won't be able to succeed as a business owner.

• She doesn't trust the men Walter is working with.

• She thinks Walter is neglecting his family and needs to focus on his job.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Beneatha tries all of these activities EXCEPT:

• horseback riding

• theater classes

• guitar lessons

• painting classes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Match the following quotes from Scene 2 with their characters.

• Ruth

• "Can't you give people a Christian greeting before you start talking about money?

• Beneatha

• "I'm not interested in being someone's little episode."

• Mama

• "I gave her a five dollar down payment."

• Walter

• "I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

When Joseph Asagai comes over to visit, he brings Beneatha ​ (a)   from Nigeria.

• clothes
• shoes
• artwork
• books
• food

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Mama says, "​ (a)   is life. Once upon a time ​ (b)   used to be life...I guess the world really do ​ (c)   .

• Money
• freedom
• change
• Freedom
• money
• work

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6