CONTEXT for A Raisin in the Sun Quiz

A Raisin in the Sun focuses on the ​ (a)   , a regular black family, living in ​ (b)   in the 19​ (c)   s, awaiting a ​ (d)   check following the death of their dad, Big Walter.

• Youngers
• Washingtons
• 50s
• 70s
• life insurance
• lottery
• Chicago
• St. Louis

After the ​ (a)   , many black families in Chicago faced ​ (b)   discrimination.

• Great Migration
• Great Depression
• housing
• racial

What is a theme topic of A Raisin in the Sun? Choose all that apply.

• Money / poverty

• Hopes and dreams

• Identity

• African heritage

Who wrote the poem 'Harlem' which inspired the title of the play?

• Langston Hughes

• Lorraine Hansberry

• W. E. B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

(a)   is the act of a colonial government relinquishing control back to the indigenous people.

• decolonization
• colonization

Which allusions are referenced in A Raisin in the Sun? Choose all that apply.

• the Bible

• African Cultures

• Prometheus

• Mrs. Miniver

• Booker T. Washington

Who was an advocate for African American progress through economic success and entrepreneurship?

• Jim Crow

• Pearl Bailey

• Booker T. Washington

• Mrs. Miniver

Which character is associated with cleaning and Booker T. Washington?

• Beneatha's hair

• The check

• Fire

• Mrs. Johnson

Identify the term: a literary device in which the author creates a subtle connection to a well-known person, event, text, or idea.

• irony

• imagery

• alliteration

• allusion

TRUE OR FALSE: a theme statement is always a complete sentence

• TRUE

• FALSE