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WorksheetsA Raisin: Act 2
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Stole the money and ran
a)
Bobo
b)
Walter
c)
Willy
d)
Mrs. Johnson
2.
What did Mama do with the money?
a)
Gave it ALL to Walter
b)
Gave some to Walter & bought a house
c)
Gave it all to Beneatha
d)
Took a trip to Europe
3.
Where did Walter go instead of work?
a)
Looking for a new house
b)
Looking for a better job
c)
Driving, walking, thinking, and drinking
d)
To his father's grave
4.
How did Mama show that she trusted Walter?
a)
She gave him the rest of the money
b)
She talked to Ruth for Walter
c)
She moved out
d)
She lied to his boss for him
5.
Who is Karl Lindner, and what does he want?
a)
Walter's boss, he wants the Youngers to move
b)
Ruth's doctor, he wants Ruth to have her baby now
c)
Beneatha's boyfriend, he wants her to become a nurse
d)
A man from Clybourne Park, he wants the Youngers to not move there
6.
How does Walter react to Mr. Lindner?
a)
He angrily tells him to get out
b)
He tells Lindner that he'd take money to not move to Clybourne Park
c)
He threatens Lindner
d)
He calls the cops on Lindner
7.
What presents did Mama get?
a)
A plant
b)
Gardening tools & a hat from Travis
c)
New curtains
d)
New dishes
8.
It is a week later (from when scene 2 ends). What is the Younger family doing?
a)
Sitting in church
b)
Packing up their house
c)
Sitting in their new house
d)
Waiting for the check
9.
What is Mr. Lindner offering the Younger family?
a)
To buy back their house for more than they paid
b)
A housewarming gift to welcome them to the neighborhood
c)
The keys to their new house.
d)
Rules and guidelines for living in the neighborhood
10.
Who says the following quote: "That money is made out of my father's flesh!"
a)
Beneatha
b)
Walter
c)
Mama
d)
Ruth
11.
Who says the following quote: "I seen...him...night after night...come in...and look at that rug...killing himself..."
a)
Walter
b)
Ruth
c)
Mama
d)
Beneatha
12.
Where is the house that Mama bought located?
a)
Rosedale Park
b)
Sherwood Park
c)
Hanserd Park
d)
Clybourne Park
13.
True of False: Ruth is upset with Mama for her decision to move the family.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False: Walter Lee tells Mama she "butched up" his dream.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
When Bobo comes over, the mood shifts. Why?
a)
He looks frightened.
b)
He says he didn't go to Springfield yesterday.
c)
He says Willy took all the money.
d)
All of the above
16.
How does Walter react to Mr. Lindner?
a)
He angrily tells him to get out
b)
He tells Lindner that he'd take money to not move to Clybourne Park
c)
He threatens Lindner
d)
He calls the cops on Lindner
17.
What was Beneatha's family doing when George came in?
a)
Eating breakfast
b)
Arguing
c)
Dancing and signed Nigerian songs
d)
Talking about the insurance money
18.
What are "assimilationist Negroes"?
a)
Negroes who do not believe in God
b)
Negroes who have left Africa to go to American and become educated
c)
Negroes who still live a tribal life in Nigeria
d)
Negroes who give up their cultural heritage and take on the culture of a more dominant society
19.
How did Ruth find out Walter hadn't been going to work?
a)
Walter's boss called.
b)
Beneatha saw him.
c)
Ruth saw him on her way back from the doctor's office.
d)
Walter told her.
20.
Who was Karl Lindner, and why did he visit the Youngers' house?
a)
Walter's boss
b)
Representative from the NAACP
c)
Representative from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association
d)
Ruth's doctor
21.
What presents did Mama get?
a)
A plant and gardening tools
b)
A plant and a hat
c)
Gardening tools and a hat
d)
A plant, gardening tools and a hat
22.
What news did Bobo bring to Walter?
a)
Willy died.
b)
Walter got fired.
c)
The Clybourne Park Improvement Association wanted to buy him out.
d)
Willy took the money and ran.
23.
Who wrote A Raisin in the Sun?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Lorraine Hansberry
d)
Harper Lee
24.
Who said it?
"Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!
"Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!
a)
George M.
b)
Beneatha
c)
Walter Lee
d)
Ruth
25.
Who said it?
"What have you done to your head-I mean your hair?"
"What have you done to your head-I mean your hair?"
a)
Walter Lee
b)
George M.
c)
Mama
d)
Travis
26.
True or False: Travis gets in trouble at the end of Act 2: Scene 1
a)
False
b)
True
27.
Who accomplished their American Dream at the end of Act 2: Scene 1?
a)
Beneatha
b)
Walter Lee
c)
Mama
d)
George
28.
What does Ruth show to Beneatha that she has bought for the new house?
a)
New bedding
b)
A new chair
c)
New curtains
d)
All the above
29.
Ruth tells Beneatha what Walter and she did last night. What did they do?
a)
Go to a movie
b)
Go to a play
c)
Walk in the park
d)
Go to the Green Hat
30.
"There's a white man at the door!" says Beneatha. Who is this?
a)
Bobo, Walter's friend
b)
Karl Lindner
c)
Mrs. Johnson's husband
d)
The man for whom Walter chauffeurs
31.
Who says the following quote: "That money is made out of my father's flesh!"
a)
Beneatha
b)
Walter
c)
Mama
d)
Ruth
32.
How much of the money did Willy presumably take?
a)
$6,500
b)
$3,000
c)
$3,500
d)
$4,500
33.
Who says the following quote: "I seen...him...night after night...come in...and look at that rug...killing himself..."
a)
Walter
b)
Ruth
c)
Mama
d)
Beneatha
34.
Who asks God for strength as the scene ends?
a)
Walter
b)
Mama
c)
Ruth
d)
Beneatha
35.
What is "it" that Ruth claims is lost between her and Walter?
a)
Their future
b)
Love
c)
Their family
d)
Their hopes and Dreams
36.
What news from the "colored paper" does Mrs. Johnson bring over to the Youngers?
a)
A new business owned by African Americans just opened up in Chicago.
b)
A group of "colored folks" was just attacked and beaten by some whites.
c)
Some "colored people" were just bombed out of their place.
d)
Clybourne Park was just bombed.
37.
Why does Beneatha say she doesn't have a nice time with George on their date that evening?
a)
He is a fool.
b)
He's too smart.
c)
He doesn't compliment her.
d)
He is too poor.
38.
When Bobo comes over, the mood shifts. Why?
a)
He looks frightened.
b)
He says he didn't go to Springfield yesterday.
c)
He says Willy took all the money.
d)
All of the above
39.
Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate?
a)
It means "Doctor of the Future."
b)
It means "Hopeful Beauty."
c)
It means "One More Chance."
d)
It means "One for Whom Bread - food - Is Not Enough."
40.
What is Asagai's present to Beneatha?
a)
Books about assimilationism
b)
Two kittens - Willy and Bobo
c)
Clothing from Nigeria
d)
An invitation to go to Nigeria with him
41.
Where did Ruth actually go instead of the doctor's office?
a)
To check up on Beneatha
b)
To look for a new house
c)
To see a woman about having an abortion
d)
To find out where the money was
42.
Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory?
a)
He had turned his back on God and become an alcoholic.
b)
He beat his wife and disgraced his mother.
c)
He had become too concerned with money and had lost traditional family values.
d)
He was too eager to spread the money Mama would receive from the insurance policy.
43.
When George calls Walter Prometheus as he's leaving, what type of literary device is the author using?
a)
Allusion
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
44.
If Joseph and George are symbols, which one symbolizes assimilation?
a)
Joseph
b)
George
45.
The card to Mama says, "To our own Mrs. Miniver..." In literature, this is an example of what literary technique/device?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
allusion
c)
mood
d)
theme
46.
Who says the following: "You're a nice-looking girl...all over. That's all you need, honey" (96).
a)
Walter
b)
Asagai
c)
George
d)
Ruth
47.
Who says the following: "You sure one proud-acting bunch of colored folks" (103).
a)
George
b)
Asagai
c)
Mrs. Johnson
d)
Walter
48.
Who says the following: "...if there are two things we, as a people, have got to overcome, one is the Ku Klux Klan - and the other is Mrs. Johnson" (104).
a)
Beneatha
b)
Ruth
c)
Mama
d)
Walter
49.
Ruth finds out that Walter hasn't been to work in how many days?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.
Who says the following: "I say I been wrong...I been doing to you what the rest of the world been doing to you" (106).
a)
Mama
b)
Ruth
c)
Mrs. Johnson
d)
Walter
51.
Who says the following: "...Man, that ain't nothing to want to be! - it ain't big enough - (108).
a)
Ruth
b)
Beneatha
c)
George
d)
Walter
52.
Between the folllowing two chracters, the one who knows more about African culture is:
a)
Beneatha
b)
George Murchison
53.
When Walter tries to talk to George Murchison about business, George:
a)
Gets excited about their potential partnership
b)
Gives Walter the names of his business contacts
c)
Tries to blow Walter off
d)
Offers to let Walter work for him
54.
Which of the following pair of adjectives best describe Walter's reaction to Mama's announcement?
a)
Angry and hurt
b)
Excited but cautious
c)
Sad but accepting
d)
Uncaring and bored
55.
What is George Murchison's attitude towards Beneatha?
a)
he wants to spend lots of time talking with her
b)
he wants to take classes with her
c)
he wants her to be quiet and just be pretty
d)
he wants to marry her
56.
Mrs. Johnson is the Youngers'
a)
neighbor
b)
aunt
c)
pastor
d)
cousin
57.
By visitin the Youngers, Mrs. Johnson suggests:
a)
the Youngers are smart for moving to a white neighborhood
b)
she wants to move with them
c)
the Youngers may be harmed if they move to the white neighborhood
d)
she wants to help them move
58.
What information did Mrs. Arnold tell Ruth?
a)
Walter got in a car accident
b)
Walter had not been to work in three days
c)
Walter had been fired a week ago
d)
Walter stole Mr. Arnold's car
59.
Walter and Ruth's marriage seems to be improving
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Who is NOT involved in a conflict in this scene?
a)
Travis
b)
Mama
c)
Walter
d)
Beneatha
61.
True or false: Beneatha fits the stereotypical African-American female role of the time period.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
True or false: George likes Beneatha's new haircut.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
What is the mood felt between George and Walter?
a)
Tension
b)
Lightheartedness
c)
Joy
d)
Sorrow
64.
Who says the following quote: "I know ain't nothing in this world as busy as you colored college boys with your fraternity pins and white shoes..." (84).
a)
Ruth
b)
George
c)
Joseph
d)
Walter
65.
Who is George talking about when he says, "You're all wacked up with bitterness, man" (85)?
a)
Ruth
b)
Joseph
c)
Walter
d)
Himself
66.
Relate the following line in the play about Walter's dream to a line in Hughes' poem. (Violently) "No! Cause ain't nobody with me! Not even my own mother" (85)!
a)
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
b)
Or fester like a sore and then run?
c)
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
d)
Or does it explode?
67.
Who says the following quote? "I been out talking with people who understand me. People who care about the things I got on my mind" (87).
a)
Mama
b)
Walter
c)
Ruth
d)
Beneatha
68.
Who says the following quote? "I guess maybe I better go on and do what I started...I guess I just didn't realize how bad things was with us" (87).
a)
Mama
b)
Walter
c)
Ruth
d)
Beneatha
69.
Who says the following quote? "I went downtown to tend to some business that I had to tend to" (90).
a)
Ruth
b)
Mama
c)
Walter
d)
Beneatha
70.
What is significant about Clybourne Park?
a)
It's run down and poverty-stricken.
b)
It's exclusively a black neighborhood.
c)
It's an all-white neighborhood.
d)
It's far away from where the Youngers currently live.
71.
Who says the following quote? "I just seen my family falling apart today...just falling to pieces in front of my eyes...we couldn't of gone on like we was today" (94).
a)
Walter
b)
Ruth
c)
Mama
d)
Beneatha
72.
Who says the following quote? "So you butchered up a dream of mine - you - who always talking 'bout your children's dreams..." (95).
a)
Beneatha
b)
Ruth
c)
Walter
73.
True or False: Walter Lee tells Mama she "butched up" his dream.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
What is Walters attitude towards George?
a)
He likes George
b)
He is jealous of George
c)
He wants to go in business with George
d)
He ignores George
75.
Who said it?
"Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!
"Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!
a)
George M.
b)
Beneatha
c)
Walter Lee
d)
Ruth
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