Hansberry Background

When was Hansberry born?

• April 15, 1925
• March 10, 1940
• June 30, 1935
• May 19, 1930

What was the cause of Hansberry's death?

• Pancreatic cancer
• Stroke
• Heart failure
• Liver disease

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Which poet inspired the title for A Raisin in the Sun?

• Robert Frost
• Walt Whitman
• Langston Hughes
• Emily Dickinson

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What was the original name for A Raisin in the Sun?

• Mother to Son

• A Cloud in the Sky
• The Crystal Stair

• The Rocky River

What was the name of the magazine / newspaper for which Hansberry wrote?

• The New Yorker
• Time Magazine
• The Atlantic
• Freedom

What was the name of the lawsuit that Hansberry's father started?

• Hansberry v. Johnson
• Hansberry v. Smith
• Hansberry v. Lee
• Hansberry v. Brown

What did Hansberry's father do for a living?

• Real estate broker
• Engineer
• Doctor
• Teacher

Who did Hansberry marry?

• James Baldwin
• Robert Nemiroff
• Clay Hansberry

• Langston Hughes

How was A Raisin in the Sun received by its first live audience?

• It was met with indifference by its first live audience.
• The audience was confused and disappointed by the play.
• It received harsh criticism from the audience.
• It was received positively by its first live audience.

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Where did Hansberry study?

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Harvard University
• University of Illinois- Chicago

• Stanford University