A Raisin in the Sun

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

•  She tells him to sign the deed to the house.
•  She gives him “control” over the money.
• She asks him to hold her plant.
•  She asks him to hold her plant.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

How does Ruth react when she realizes Mama may use some of the money for a house?

• She is extremely excited.
• She is disappointed.
• She doesn't have an opinion.
• She is angry.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

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What does Mama’s old plant symbolize?

• hope for the future
• frustration with ghetto life
• despair    
• preoccupation with the past

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• She sobs hysterically.
• She begins unpacking.
• She goes into a trance-like state.
• She hits Walter.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the climax of the play?

•  Mama puts a down payment on the house.
• Walter turns down Lindner’s offer.
• Ruth finds out she’s pregnant.
• Beneatha decides to move to Africa. 

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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

All of the following are conflicts in the play except:

• 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.
• Asagai and Murchison argue over Beneatha.
• Ruth and Walter disagree on whether or not Travis can have money for school

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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

All of the following are themes in the play except:

• the real meaning of money   
• the quest for the American dream
• looking for love        
• the search for identity

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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

Beneatha is a dreamer and strives for more. What could she be described as?

• realist

• idealist

• assimilationist

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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

How does gender inequality affect the characters in the play?

• Marriage is a more common expectation for women than college.

• Men are denied job opportunities

• Women are denied voting rights

• Men and women face equal opportunities

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

What most frustrates Walter about his wife?

• She won't work outside the house.

• She is poor mother to Travis.

• He doesn't feel she listens to him or supports his ambitions.

• She scrambles his eggs for breakfast.

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