WorksheetsA Raisin in the Sun Act 2 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is Beneatha doing at the beginning of Act 2?
Spraying for roaches as Mama cleans house
Entertaining Joseph Asagai
Dancing an African folk dance in her Nigerian clothes
Packing to move
What does Walter do when he returns home?
Asks Beneatha if she has gone crazy
Joins Beneatha in the dance, pretending to be a tribal warrior
Tells Beneatha to stop acting like a savage and be more ladylike
Tells Ruth he needs to talk to her about something serious
After he arrives and tells Beneatha to change for the theater, why does she call him an assimilationist?
She claims he has given up his cultural heritage and submerged his identity in the dominant "white" culture
She is making fun of him for dressing in fancy clothes and silly white shoes to "blend in" at college
It is her term for a brilliant scholar
She is putting him down by referring to things he doesn't understand
Why does George call Walter Prometheus?
Prometheus was a Titan who brought fire to mankind and was punished for rebelling against Zeus by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten and restored daily
Like Prometheus Walter has a fiery personality and feels chained by his circumstances
George is putting Walter down by comparing him to a famous mule from the Civil War
George is putting Walter down by alluding to a literary character he is too uneducated to know about.
What news does Mama break to the family in scene 1?
She is going to divide the money equally between herself, Walter and Beneatha
She bought a house
She won't give Walter the money for his liquor store investment
Ruth is pregnant
How does Ruth feel about Mama's news?
She doesn't really care what Mama thinks
She is angry that Mama didn't let Walter decide what to do with the money
She is afraid of what Walter will say or do
She is very happy, feeling it is a dream come true
How much time has passed between scene 1 and 2?
It's the next morning
It's been a few days
It's been a few weeks
Only a few hours
What kind of girl does George want Beneatha to be?
a good-looking girl who is nice, simple, and sophisticated
a dramatic woman like Greta Garbo (a famous actress)
a free-thinking and independent woman who will explore and expand her identity
a quiet, timid but supportive wife like Ruth
When Beneatha tells Mama that George is a fool, what does Mama tell her?
Anyone can suffer with a fool if he's rich
She better not waste her time on fools
At least he's a good looking fool
He's no fool if he likes Beneatha
What has Walter been doing instead of going to work for the past three days?
One day he borrowed Willy's car and drove south to sit and stare at the steel mills
Each day he has gone to the Kitty Kat club to drink and drown his sorrows
Each evening he has gone to the Green Hat to drink and listen to jazz
One day he drove north, all the way to Wisconsin and stared at the farms
Why does Mama give Walter the $6500?
She realizes she needs to give him responsibility and trust him to be the man of the family
She is afraid of what he will do if she doesn't
She never really wanted the money in the first place and would rather he take it away or get rid of it
Ruth begged her to give it to him
When scene 3 begins, how has Walter changed?
He has become thin and agitated
He is angry and depressed all the time
He is happy, kind and loving
He is much more serious and responsible
Why does Mr. Lindner come to visit the Youngers?
He comes to welcome them to Clybourne Park and warn them not to make any trouble
He comes to tell them the neighborhood association does not want colored people in Clybourne Park, so they want to buy them out
He comes to tell them that Willy has left town with the money and Walter has lost everything
He has come to tell them they are not legally allowed to live in Clybourne Park because of the restrictive covenant
What do Walter, Ruth, Beneatha and Travis give Mama for their new home?
gardening tools and a gardening hat
plants and seeds for her garden
a second hand bureau they found
a new set of curtains
What news does Bobo bring Walter?
They were not able to get the liquor license
Willy has been shot
Willy ran off and left with all of their money
He is not going to invest in the liquor store after all
How does Mama react when she learns Walter gave all of their money to Willy for the liquor store, including what was meant to be for Beneatha's schooling?
She tries to act positive and figure out ways to fix up their apartment
She goes into her bedroom and shuts the door so they cannot see her cry
She begins beating him senselessly about the face, then cries over the pain and suffering Big Walter went through to provide for them
She yells at him then slaps him in the face
To whom does Mama turn in this time of trouble?
Beneatha
Ruth
Travis
God
How does Ruth learn Walter has not been to work in three days?
Bobo comes looking for him
Mrs. Arnold calls and says they will hire someone else if he isn't back the next day
Travis tells her
She sees him wandering the streets when she's on her way to work
How does Walter feel about Mama's news?
He feels she has crushed all of his dreams
He feels she has done a brave though foolish thing
He feels excited and happy
He is worried about how it will affect Beneatha
Why does Mama continue to prepare her plant for the move while hearing about Mr. Lindner's visit?
Because she is not yet ready to give up on her dreams
Because that raggedy old plant expresses who she is, a source of hope in a dark place
Because she knows the superintendent of the apartment complex will just throw it out
Because she is not able to face the reality of what they are moving to
