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WorksheetsA Raisin in the Sun Unit Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Whose death brings the Youngers $10,000?
a)
Willy
b)
Travis
c)
Walter
d)
Walter Lee
2.
Who brings bad news to the Younger family?
a)
Bobo
b)
Willy
c)
Luther
d)
Walter
3.
Who thinks women only need to be pretty and sophisticated?
a)
Asagai
b)
Walter
c)
George
d)
Travis
4.
Who runs off with $6,500?
a)
Walter
b)
Bobo
c)
George
d)
Willy
5.
Who represents pride in African heritage?
a)
Beneatha
b)
Asagai
c)
George
d)
Travis
6.
Who is becoming a 'settled' woman?
a)
Ruth
b)
Mama
c)
Beneatha
d)
Mrs. Johnson
7.
Who wants to earn money carrying groceries?
a)
George
b)
Bobo
c)
Walter
d)
Travis
8.
Who makes the Younger family a humiliating offer?
a)
Linder
b)
Bobo
c)
Willy
d)
George
9.
Who dreams of owning his own liquor store?
a)
Travis
b)
Walter
c)
Bobo
d)
Willy
10.
Who wants to become a doctor?
a)
Mama
b)
George
c)
Beneatha
d)
Travis
11.
From where does A Raisin in the Sun get its name?
a)
a poem by Countee Cullen
b)
an elegy by John Donne
c)
a poem by Langston Hughes
d)
a poem by Edgar Allen Poe
12.
What is the subject matter of the answer to number 11?
a)
Mystic music
b)
A dream deferred
c)
Lost love
d)
Timely travel
13.
Where does A Raisin in the Sun take place?
a)
New York City
b)
Detroit
c)
Chicago
d)
Philadelphia
14.
How could you describe Ruth and Walter’s relationship at the beginning of the play?
a)
A lighthearted one full of love
b)
Tense; they're easily frustrated by each other
c)
Full of pity for one another
d)
Easy going; they joke with one another
15.
Mama slaps Beneatha because Beneatha...
a)
She denies god's existence
b)
Doesn't listen to what Mama says
c)
She calls Walter a 'flip'
d)
Wants to marry George Murchinson
16.
What does Travis receive from his father before leaving for school?
a)
Sack Lunch
b)
Hug
c)
Money
d)
Breakfast
17.
How could you describe Walter and Beneatha’s relationship?
a)
Full of respect
b)
Combative
c)
Loving
d)
Compassionate
18.
According to Ruth, why should Beneatha want to be with George?
a)
He is well educated
b)
He is caring
c)
He is understanding
d)
He has money
19.
According to George Murchison, the heritage of black Americans
a)
is not that different from white Americans’ heritage
b)
is nothing more than a bunch of spirituals and some grass huts
c)
really began with the civil rights movement
d)
is deeply rooted in Africa’s rich cultural history
20.
How does Mama act when the check comes?
a)
She kisses the check and holds it to her heart
b)
She hands it to Travis and tells him about their new future.
c)
She tells Ruth to put it away.
d)
She goes to find Walter and give it to him.
21.
How does Ruth react when she realizes Mama may use some of the money for a house?
a)
She is extremely excited
b)
She is disappointed
c)
She is angry
d)
She doesn't care
22.
What is Mama’s motive for buying a house in the all-white community of Clybourne Park?
a)
She wants to integrate the neighborhood.
b)
She wants to obtain the best home for the least amount of money.
c)
She wants to prove she is head of the family.
d)
She wants to prove that she is not an old-fashioned black woman.
23.
How does Mama symbolically make Walter the head of the household?
a)
She tells him to sign the deed to the house.
b)
She asks him to hold her plant.
c)
She gives him “control” over the money.
d)
She lets him buy the liquor store.
24.
How does Walter first respond to Mr. Lindner’s proposal about the house?
a)
Walter says he will consider the offer
b)
Walter threatens to punch him in the mouth
c)
Walter accepts the offer
d)
Walter orders him out of the house
25.
What gifts do Walter, Ruth, and Travis present Mama with?
a)
gardening tools and a gardening hat
b)
new pots and pans
c)
new pottery
d)
new towels for her private bathroom
26.
What does Mama’s old plant symbolize?
a)
Despair
b)
Hope for the future
c)
Frustration with the ghetto life
d)
Preoccupation with the past
27.
What is Mama’s immediate reaction to the news of the loss of the money?
a)
She goes in a trance like state.
b)
She hits Walter.
c)
She sobs hysterically.
d)
She begins unpacking.
28.
What is the climax of the play?
a)
The Youngers are informed that Willy ran off with all the money.
b)
Mama buys a house.
c)
Ruth reveals she is pregnant and intends to get an abortion
d)
Beneatha decides to move to Africa.
29.
All of the following in the play are conflicts EXCEPT
a)
Walter and Beneatha disagree on how the money should be spent.
b)
Walter wants to leave when he gets frustrated and Mama tries to stop him.
c)
Asagai and Murchison argue over Beneatha.
d)
Ruth and Walter disagree on whether or not Travis can have money for school.
30.
All of the following are themes in the play except:
a)
the real meaning of money
b)
the quest for the American dream
c)
looking for love
d)
the search for identity
31.
Who said... “I ain’t never stop trusting you. Like I ain’t never stop loving you.”
a)
Ruth
b)
Mama
c)
Beneatha
d)
Travis
32.
Who said... “You read books to learn facts…. It’s got nothing to do with thoughts.”
a)
Walter
b)
Asigai
c)
George
d)
Travis
33.
Who said... “I tell you, I am a man—and I think my wife should wear some pearls!”
a)
Travis
b)
George
c)
Walter
d)
Walter Lee
34.
Who said... “I don’t flit! I—I experiment with different forms of expression.”
a)
Beneatha
b)
Ruth
c)
Mama
d)
Ms. Johnson
35.
Who said... “What do you think you are going to gain by moving into a neighborhood where you just aren’t wanted….”
a)
Bobo
b)
Travis
c)
Lindner
d)
Walter
36.
Who said... “…[Walter] needs something—something I can’t give him anymore.”
a)
Mama
b)
Beneatha
c)
Travis
d)
Ruth
37.
Beneatha wants Mama to use all of the insurance money to finance her education.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Walter believes a wife should support her husband’s dream.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
George Murchison respects Walter’s dream.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Joseph Asagai believes that black Americans should assimilate into the dominant American culture.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Walter is excited when he learns that Ruth is expecting a baby.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Mr. Lindner represents the Clybourne Park Welcoming Committee.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Beneatha thinks George Murchison is a fool.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The Youngers are honored that Mr. Lindner wanted to make them an offer.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Mama says there’s always something left to love in a person.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Mama makes the finals decision that the family will move.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Asagai is from Nigeria.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Walter’s character is very static; that is, he does not change much throughout the play.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Walter admits to Ruth that he doesn’t know how to become close to her.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Ruth becomes frantic and upset when Mama talks about canceling the move.
a)
True
b)
False
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