A Raisin in the Sun Final Test

Lorraine Hansberry was born into a successful family. How was she able to relate to the Youngers' struggles in the play?

• Discrimination-- her family was attacked after moving into a white neighborhood

• Great Depression--her family lost all their money and ended up in a small apartment

• Religious differences--her family never accepted her beliefs

• Gambling--she lost her family's money by gambling on a liquor store investment

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Lorraine Hansberry's family made significant contributions to American society in several ways. What are two of them? (CHOOSE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS.)

• They fought against housing discrimination, winning their case in the Supreme Court.

• They were civil rights activists and contributed large sums of money to the NAACP.

• They were the first to be welcomed to an all-white neighborhood in their area.

• They fought their way up from poverty and became politicians.

In "Harlem," Langston Hughes asks, "What happens to a dream deferred?" This likely refers to ...

• being blocked from achieving the American Dream

• achieving wealth at any cost

• owning a successful business

• Beneatha becoming a doctor

Hughes asks of a deferred dream: "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" Why did Hansberry use a line from this poem as the title of the play?

CHOOSE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS

• The play is about deferred dreams.

• The play is about what happens when dreams are fulfilled.

• The play is an exploration of the American Dream ideal.

• The play has nothing to do with the poem.

How does the play's title, "A Raisin in the Sun," relate to the themes explored in the play?

• It symbolizes the family's drying/dying hopes and dreams.

• It represents the prosperity the family aspires to achieve.

• It signifies the warmth and love within the family.

• It illustrates the family's connection to their African roots.

Walter's American Dream is to _______, and Beneatha's dream is to _______. Mama and Ruth's dream is to ______.

• become rich;

  help others; buy a home

• own a store; go to Nigeria; stop fighting

• buy a house; send Travis to a better school; get rich

• buy a fancy home; become a doctor for the social status; stop all the fighting

How does the concept of the American Dream differ between characters?

• All characters share the same vision of the American Dream.

• Each character has an individual definition of the American dream based on their own hopes.

• Beneatha's generation rejects the American Dream entirely.

• The older generation believes the American Dream is unattainable.

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Given what you learned about Lorraine Hansberry's life, with which character would she most likely identify?

• Beneatha

• Mama

• Walter

• Ruth

What were racial restrictive covenants in Chicago (1916-1948)?

• They prohibited African Americans from using, occupying, buying, or leasing property in certain areas of Chicago.

• They prohibited African Americans from leasing or receiving property in certain areas of Chicago.

• They prohibited any minority from using, occupying, buying, leasing, or receiving property in certain areas of the U.S.

Why are the racial restrictive covenants relevant to the play?

• In 1959, the Youngers are legally allowed to buy the house they want, but there is still obvious discrimination by the neighbors.

• The Youngers are not legally allowed to buy the house they want, even in 1959.

• They are not relevant because the setting is not Chicago.

• Even in 1959, the Youngers are prevented from buying a house in an all-white neighborhood because of the covenants.

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