WorksheetsA Raisin in the Sun Movie
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does Mama’s old plant symbolize?
hope for the future
frustration with ghetto life
despair
preoccupation with the past
What is Mama’s immediate reaction to the news of the loss of the money?
She sobs hysterically.
She begins unpacking.
She goes into a trance-like state.
She hits Walter.
What is the climax of the play?
Mama puts a down payment on the house.
Walter turns down Lindner’s offer.
Ruth finds out she’s pregnant.
Beneatha decides to move to Africa.
All of the following are conflicts in the play except:
Walter and Beneatha disagree on how the money should be spent.
Walter wants to leave when he gets frustrated and Mama tries to stop him.
Asagai and Murchison argue over Beneatha.
Ruth and Walter disagree on whether or not Travis can have money for school
“Here I am a giant – surrounded by ants! Ants who can’t even understand what it is the giant is talking about.”
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Ruth
"It's how you can be sure the world's most liberated women are not liberated at all. You all talk about it too much."
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Asagai
"There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing."
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Asagai
"That money is made out of my father's flesh ..."
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Asagai
There simply is no blasted God - there is only man and it is he who makes miracles.
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Ruth
Sometimes it is hard to let the future begin
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Asagai
... we all tied up in a race of people that don't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Ruth
I always thought it was the one concrete thing in the world that a human being could do. Fix up the sick, you know - and make them whole again. This was truly being God ...
Mama
Walter
Beneatha
Ruth
What is the central theme of the movie 'A Raisin in the Sun'?
The struggle for racial equality
The importance of family
The pursuit of the American Dream
The impact of poverty
Which character in 'A Raisin in the Sun' is primarily concerned with cultural identity and heritage?
Walter
Beneatha
Ruth
Mama
In 'A Raisin in the Sun', what does the new house symbolize for the Younger family?
A financial burden
A fresh start and hope
A connection to their past
A temporary solution
