The stage directions say that the living room in the Younger apartment might be comfortable and well-ordered, but "weariness" has "won in this room". Which physical details of the living room set show these qualities?

Now the once loved pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself from under acres of crocheted doilies...

....but the carpet has fought back by showing its weariness, with depressing uniformity....

...their primary feature now is that they have clearly had to accommodate the living of too many people for too many years...

What happens to a dream deferred?

Why does Mama slap Beneatha?

Beneatha goes against Mama's faith

Mama wanted to practice her MMA fighting skills

Where is Joseph Asagai from? How does this make him good for Beneatha?

Nigeria, He can teach her more about her roots.

Uganda, He can help her become a doctor.

Nigeria, He is a Nigerian Prince with lots of money.

Wakanda, He is the Black Panther.

Beneatha wants to be a doctor because

Its better than being a chauffeur

to show that women can do things a man can do

Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate?

Because she wanted more out of life, she wanted to achieve more out of her surroundings

Because it signaled "One for Whom Bread is Not Enough"

Because she wanted to know more about Nigeria

Why didn't Beneatha want to be a doctor anymore?

She used to think that fixing people's ailments was the best thing to do. She gives up on the human race and calls them "puny, small, and selfish." She sees no human battle worth fighting.

She did not believe in medicine anymore and wanted to have a family.

She wanted to have a traditional family life and have a family in Nigeria.

She used to think that fixing people's ailments was the best thing to do. She gives up on the human race and calls them "puny, small, and selfish." She thinks getting married and moving to Nigeria is better.

What are "assimilationist Negroes"?

Negroes who give up their cultural heritage and take on the culture of a more dominant society

Negroes who do not believe in God

Negroes who have left Africa to go to America and become educated

Negroes who still live a tribal life in Nigeria

How did Asagai define "idealists"?

They are those who see the changes in life.

They are those who are also assimilationists.

They are those who refuse to think.

All of the following are themes in the play except:

the quest for the American dream

All of the following are conflicts in the play except:

Asagai and Murchison argue over Beneatha.

Walter and Beneatha disagree on how the money should be spent.

Walter wants to leave when he gets frustrated and Mama tries to stop him.

Ruth and Walter disagree on whether or not Travis can have money for school

What is the climax of the play?

Walter turns down Lindner’s offer.

Mama puts a down payment on the house.

Ruth finds out she’s pregnant.

Beneatha decides to move to Africa.

What is Mama’s immediate reaction to the news of the loss of the money?

She goes into a trance-like state.

What is Mama’s motive for buying a house in the all-white community of Clybourne Park?

She wants to obtain the best home for the least amount of money.

She wants to integrate the neighborhood.

She wants to prove she is the head of the family.

She wants to prove that she is not an old-fashioned black woman.

How does Mama symbolically make Walter the head of the household?

She gives him “control” over the money.

She tells him to sign the deed to the house.

She asks him to hold her plant.

What motivates Asagai to attend college and attain an education?

He wants to use his knowledge to improve his homeland.

He wants to appear sophisticated.

He is hoping to increase his own economic prospects.

He wants to gain the recognition he believes he is due.

What is the basis of Beneatha and Asagai's connection?

They both want to make the world a better place.

Both seek their neighbors' respect.

Both are overwhelmed with pride.

Both characters share a sense of futility (pointlessness) because the world is a dangerous and arbitrary (random or unpredictable) place.

Both characters have lost faith in God.

What is the primary reason Walter gives for refusing Lindner's offer?

Walter believes that his family deserves this move and the opportunities it presents.

Walter feels that Clybourne Park owes his family.

Walter's pride will not allow him to back down from a challenge.

Walter knows that this is what Mama thinks is best.

After Beneatha criticizes Walter, why does Mama defend Walter, much to Beneatha's surprise and dismay?

Mama understands that desperate circumstances drove Walter's actions.

Mama has always favored her son over her daughter.

Mama is blindly following her religious beliefs.

Mama simply wants her children to stop arguing.

Mama is concerned for Ruth and Travis instead of Beneatha.

After Beneatha harshly criticizes Walter for losing the insurance money, Mama reflects on her own behavior. What flaw does Mama admit about herself?

Mama believes she was too ambitious.

Mama recognizes her need for power and control.

Mama wishes she did more to financially help her family.

Mama expresses repressed racial resentment.

Mama realizes that she gave up on everything she believed in.

Why does Mama insist that Travis be present when Walter makes the deal with Lindner?

To encourage Walter to reject Lindner's offer.

To teach Travis how important financial decisions are made.

To inspire racism in her grandchild.

To emphasize the unity of the Younger family.

To appeal to Lindner's sense of compassion.

Which of the following lines captures Mama's feelings about the state of her family after Walter refuses Lindner's offer?

"He finally come into his manhood today, didn't he. Kind of like a rainbow after the rain."

"You know how these young folk is nowadays."

"Walter Lee, fix your tie and tuck in your shirt, you look like somebody's hoodlum."

"You ain't old enough to marry nobody."

(waving Ruth out vaguely) "All right, honey - - go on down. I'll be down directly."

Besides asking her to marry him, Asagai...

Suggests that Benetha move to Africa with him

Asks Benetha to move in with him

Asks Benetha's family to move to Africa

Asks Benetha to go on a date to the movies

What story does Beneatha tell Asagai that explains why she wants to be a doctor?

She saw one of her friends get hurt and a doctor saved his life

She read a book about a doctor that helped the community

She met a man who was rich and he explained that he was a doctor

What is Mama referring to, when she tells Walter, "We ain't never been that dead inside?"

Even if they didn't have money, they had pride, family pride

Even if they didn't have money, they had jobs

Even if they didn't have money, they were alive

How does Hansberry critique traditional gender roles with the Beneatha character?

Beneatha states she may not marry

Beneatha considers going to Africa

Beneatha doesn't put up with any insults from Walter

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What is the setting of the story?

Why did Walter ask Ruth what was wrong with her?

Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis money?

Who is Beneatha?

Why was Mama getting the check for 10,000?

“... and forgive me for ever wanting to be anything at all ... forgive me, forgive me, forgive me"

“Once upon a time freedom used to be life ..."

"Man say to his woman: I got me a dream. His woman say: Eat your eggs."

"Baby, don't nothing happen for you in this world 'less you pay somebody off."

The stage directions say that the living room in the Younger apartment might be comfortable and well-ordered, but "weariness" has "won in this room". Which physical details of the living room set show these qualities?

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