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WorksheetsFinal for English 10 B
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
Who wrote RITS?
Shakespeare
Lorraine Hansberry
Langston Hughes
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What was redlining?
Refusing a loan to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a financial risk.
Marking up a vehicle for resale
Marking a red line over someone's name because of his/her race.
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Does Walter support Beneatha wanting to be a doctor initially?
Yes, he knows that she'll be able to help get family once she gets her degree.
No, he thinks she should just get married and shut up.
No, he wants her to become a teacher instead.
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What makes it difficult to get ready in the morning?
The clothes aren't washed and ready
There's no shampoo
Travis's homework wasn't done the night before and he's trying to do it at the last minute.
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Why does Mama say Big Walter is ok with God giving the Black man nothing but Dreams?
Because they'll end of getting what they desire
Because he gives them children to make it all worth while
Because at least they have something to hope for
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What was part of Mama's dream?
To own a home in Morgan Park and have a garden.
To eventually go to school herself and earn her degree in nursing.
To become a business owner like the Johnson's.
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What does Mama's plant symbolize?
Her gardening ability
Her dream of someday having her own house and garden.
The son that she lost, Claude.
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Why doesn't Beneatha like George Murchison, even though he's very rich?
He's ugly
He's rude
He's shallow
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Why does Mama slap Beneatha?
She says that she's going to get the insurance money whether Mama likes it or not.
She was rude to Travis
She refuses to date the man that Mama wants her to
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s Is Ruth happy about the news that she's pregnant initially?
Yes because she knows it'll make Mama happy.
No
Yes because she knows it'll make Walter happy.
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What does the name
"Alaiyo" mean?
One for whom bread is not enough
Little idiot
One that has a bigger mouth than a stomach
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How does Mama initially feel about the check?
She's sad, it means that they'll have to move.
She's confused. She doesn't know how she got the money.
She's happy, she'll finally be able to take care of her family.
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Where is Asagai from?
Kenya
Mongolia
Nigeria
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Beneatha is playing the records that Asagai gave her. Walter's reaction to this is:
Disgust throughout the scene
Amusement, he thinks she's funny
He becomes engaged and fantasizes about Africa
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Beneatha is _________________________ by Walter's reaction to her music.
Pleased, she likes to see this side of him.
Disgusted, he's too drunk for her
Amused, she thinks he's hysterical when he's drunk
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In this scene, Walter fantasizes himself being a "chief." This correlates to his real-life dream because:
He likes to dress up. Halloween is his favorite time of year.
The Nigerian chief was the wealthiest person in the village.
A "chief" is like a modern-day business owner or President.
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What does George think of Walter?
He likes him, he'd like to perhaps go into business with him.
He dismisses him. He thinks he's above Walter.
He doesn't like him. He thinks he's not intelligent.
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What does Ruth think of Walter's interactions with George?
She's embarrassed by him.
She eggs him on, she'd like him to discuss a business deal with him.
She gets into the conversation and adds her "two cents."
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What did Mama do with the first $3,500.00?
She met with Willy and gave him the money.
She invests in stock
She paid for all of Beneatha's schooling.
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Why isn't the family excited about moving to Clybourne Park?
The houses are all run-down.
It's too expensive.
The homes are all owned by Blacks and they wanted an integrated neighborhood.
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Why are the houses more expensive in the "colored" neighborhoods?
They're nicer.
Redlining.
Assimilationist owners.
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What does Ruth ask if there's a lot of in the new house?
Dogs
Bees
Flowers
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How does Walter feel about Mama putting the down payment on the house?
Relieved, he'll finally be able to walk on a floor that he can call his own.
Angry, his dream has been destroyed.
Scared, he doesn't want to move out of the apartment.
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How is it partially Walter's fault that Mama doesn't want to give him the money?
He refuses to work.
He's wanting her to invest in a liquor store and she's morally against it.
He got into a fight with Ruth, and it angered Mama.
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What's the best evidence for the theme that, "When a person's dream is deferred, it can destroy him/her"?
He refuses to go to work.
He says he wants Ruth to go ahead with the abortion.
He refuses to move into the new house.
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Why does Mama give Walter the money?
She's finally decided to invest in the liquor store.
She says that she's been "doing to him what the rest of the world has been doing to him," and she says she was wrong.
Because she knows that he's exceptional with finance and she doesn't trust herself to invest it properly.
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What does Mama "understand" about Beneatha and the way that she feels about George Murchison?
That he's too snobby for her
That he wants to marry her and she's not ready
That he'd cheat on her with other girls
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What do the robes that Asgai gives to Beneatha represent to her?
His family
Her heritage/culture
The fact that he loves her.
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What does Asagai tease Beneatha about?
He tells her that she will never visit Africa
He tells her that she has mutilated hair.
He tells her that she can never be an African Queen
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What did Asagai call Beneatha that really bothered her and provoked her to go and get a "natural" hair style?
An assimilationist.
An idiot
A segregationist
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What did we say would be a good theme regarding "racism" in RITS.
Racism makes it difficult to achieve the American Dream.
Racism is prevalent throughout America
Racism is bad and should be abolished before anything else happens.
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Is "Money" a good theme?
No, it's not associated with RITS
No, it's too general
Yes, it highlights Walter's true motives
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What does Lindner offer to do?
Offer to help them move in order to show his "neighborliness."
Nothing, he just wants to meet the family.
Buy back their home at a financial gain
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What gifts are given to Mama?
Gardening tools and a hat
Gardening tools and a new planter
A new plant and a new pot for it.
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What happened to the money?
Bobo took it.
Walter gambled it away.
Mama took it back.
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What is the difference between Asagai and George?
Asagai is not shallow
Asagai is more handsome than George.
Agagai says that he'll pay for Beneatha's schooling and although George is wealthy, he'd never do that.
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Why does Beneatha want to be a doctor?
She likes the prestige that will come with being a female, Black doctor.
She wants to heal people
She will be able to help her family out financially.
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What could be a good "theme" regarding money and RITS?
Money has the power to change people
Beneatha hates money
Mama decided that she loves money.
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What could also be a theme regarding money?
Don't rely on money, in the end, rely on family.
A person needs more than one job if they are to succeed.
People need money for their gardens.
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Where does Asagai want to take Beneatha?
England
the movies
New York City
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What does Asagai want to do back in Nigeria?
Become the ruler
Buy up many hotels so that he can increase his family's wealth.
Help his people by helping them learn to read, etc.
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What did Mama do with her plant when she thinks they're not going to be moving, and what does it represent?
She threw it out, it meant that their dreams were dead.
She put it back outside the windowsill, it meant that her dream was "shelved" or deferred.
She went to the new house and planted it as a symbol of their "new beginning."
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What did Mama mean by "Lena Eggleston is a high-minded thing"?
She made her dreams too far out of reach.
She was too arrogant.
She was too smart for her own good.
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Who did Walter call to make a deal with after he found out that Willy took the money?
Asagai
George Murchison
Bobo
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After Mama believed they were going to be staying in the apartment, what did she do with her plant, and what does it represent?
She threw it out, it meant that their dreams were dead.
She went to the house they would've moved into and planted it hoping for a "new beginning."
She put it back outside the windowsill, it meant that her dream was "shelved" or deferred.
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I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!
Idiom
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
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He ran like a cheetah
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
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Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
Methaphor
Idiom
Personification
Alliteration
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My class is a circus!
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
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The leaves were dancing
Alliteration
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor
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Chirp, meow, boom, zap, pow!
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
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Skim through the story
Just read the beginning of the story
Think about what the character has learned
Read the ending of the story
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Life is short; make the most of it.
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Which is an example of theme?
Connor overcame his obstacles with his mindset.
Risa took a bad situation and made the most of it.
People's decisions are often an indication of their true character.
Jack is a follower.
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Don't cry over spilled milk.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
When fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
Face your fears.
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There's nothing to learn about it.
Trust is a theme
It's only one word, which is a topic.
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sharing with others is caring
money is the root of all evil
hard work pays off
friendship
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What are groups of lines in a poem that provide a natural break?
lines
theme
Rhyme Scheme
Stanzas
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The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ________________.
ABCD
AABB
ABCD
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