A Raisin in the Sun Act I Scene ii Vocabulary Review

What does the term "assimilationist" mean?

• Advocate of blending in with the culture

• Strong, secure stronghold

• In a begging or pleading manner

• Escaping; eluding

Which word describes a "strong, secure stronghold"?

• Forlornly

• Bastion

• Quizzical

• Raptly

What is the meaning of "beseechingly"?

• In a deeply engaged manner

• In a begging or pleading manner

• Without care; characterized by chance

• Righteously angry

What does "evading" mean?

• Escaping; eluding

• Maimed; damaged

• Reciting a memorized speech

• To keep secret

How would you describe someone who is "forlornly"?

• Looking pitiful, desperate or hopeless

• Puzzled; confused

• Unsuitably; improperly

• With more meaning than the spoken word

What does "haphazardly" mean?

• Righteously angry

• Without care; characterized by chance

• In a deeply engaged manner

• Advocate of blending in with the culture

What is "heathenism" often associated with?

• Religion of those who don’t believe in God and/or are uncivilized

• Strong, secure stronghold

• Escaping; eluding

• Reciting a memorized speech

What does "inappropriately" mean?

• Unsuitably; improperly

• Maimed; damaged

• Puzzled; confused

• To keep secret

What does "indignantly" mean?

• Righteously angry

• In a begging or pleading manner

• Without care; characterized by chance

• In a deeply engaged manner

What does "insinuatingly" mean?

• With more meaning than the spoken word

• Looking pitiful, desperate or hopeless

• Advocate of blending in with the culture

• Reciting a memorized speech