WorksheetsUnit Two: A Raisin in the Sun
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Before the play begins, Walter Lee, Bobo, and Willy discuss buying a liquor store.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
George Murchison encourages the Youngers to take a greater interest in African history and culture.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Mama uses part of the money from Big Walter's insurance policy to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The remainder of the money is lost when Willy cheats Walter and runs away with the money.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Lindner comes back to the apartment because he wants to make them a higher offer.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
One conflict that takes place in Act I is when:
a)
Walter Lee struggles to keep his job as a chauffeur.
b)
Walter Lee struggles with other family members over money.
c)
Travis struggles to keep up his grades in school.
d)
Mama struggles with Ruth for control of the household.
7.
Walter would like to see his family's life change in many ways. More than anything else, though, he wants to:
a)
buy Ruth nice things and live with her and Travis in a bigger house.
b)
send Travis to a private school.
c)
own a drycleaning business like his friend Charlie Atkins.
d)
become the owner of a liquor store with his friends Willy and Bobo.
8.
Joseph Asagai gives Beneatha ALL of the following, EXCEPT:
a)
money for her medical training
b)
Nigerian robes, headress, and music
c)
a Yoruba nickname
d)
a lecture on assimilation
9.
When Mama finally decides what to do with the insurance money, she:
a)
puts $3,500 down on a house and gives the rest to Walter to spend.
b)
saves $3,500 for a European vacation, $3,500 for Beneatha's medical school, and gives the rest to Walter and Ruth.
c)
saves $3,500 for a European vacation and asks Walter how they should spend the rest.
d)
puts $3,500 down on a house and gives the rest to Walter, telling him to save $3,500 for Beneatha's medical school.
10.
Mama decides to continue with the move to the house when:
a)
she learns of Walter's plan to sell out to Lindner.
b)
she opens the present of the gardening tools.
c)
she sees Travis cry at the thought of staying in the apartment.
d)
she finds out that Walter has managed to save some money.
11.
How is Mama's plant symbolic?
a)
It represents the importance of enduring tough circumstances.
b)
It reminds us that Mama is a good gardner.
c)
It represents how the Younger family is slowly dying.
d)
It is a metaphor for Willy.
12.
How is Walter Lee inspired by family pride at the end of the play?
a)
He decides to accept Lindner's offer.
b)
He refuses to move where they are not wanted.
c)
He turns down Lindner's offer out of respect for his father's memory.
d)
They give Lindner's money to Willy as a down payment on a liquor license.
13.
What does Asagai want Beneatha to do?
a)
become a doctor in Detroit
b)
marry him and move back to Africa
c)
stay with George Murchison
d)
fix her hair like the white girls at college
14.
The theme of the play is:
a)
Family Pride
b)
Escape from Poverty
c)
The Influence of Environment on Character
d)
All of the above
15.
Where did Lorraine Hansberry get the idea for the title of the play?
a)
Langston Hughes told her what to name it.
b)
She had a dream about it.
c)
Her parents suggested it.
d)
She heard it in a Langston Hughes poem.
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