A Raisin In The Sun Flashcards
How much money was the check that the Youngers receive from the insurance company?
$ 10,000
Where and when did the story take place
On the Southside of Chicago in the 1950s
why do the Youngers receive a check from the insurance company
the Youngers received a check for the life insurance policy of the recently deceased mr. Younger
What does mama want to do with the money that they get from the insurance company
she wants to buy a house so she can fulfill the dream of owning a house that she shared with her husband
what does walter lee want to do with the money that the insurance company gives the family
he wants to use the money to invest in a liquor store
who is ruth
Ruth is walter lee’s wife.
what does ruth want to do with the money the insurance company gives the family
she agrees with mama wanting to buy a new house
what is walter lee and ruth’s sons name
Travis
What dream does Beneatha try to pursue during the story
she wants to be a doctor
where does mama buy a house
Clyborne Park
what is Beneatha’s boyfriends name
Joseph Asagai
where is Asagai from
Asagai is from Nigeria, Africa
who steals the $ 6,500 that walter lee puts down on the investment on the liquor store
Willy Harris
who is the head of the clyborne park welcome comity and tries to get the Youngers to let the association to buy their house so they don’t move in
Mr. Linder
who was mama
mama is the leader of the household who is a devout christian
who are walters friends that decided to invest in the liquor store with him
willy harris and bobo
who is Mrs. Johnson
the Youngers Next Door neighbor who warns them of moving to an all white neighborhood
When was Lorraine Hansberry born
May 19th, 1930
Where did Lorraine Hansberry grow up
Chicago, illinois
when did here family move to a predominately white neighborhood in Chicago
1938
what happened to her family after they made the move
her family was attacked
why did the family move from the white neighborhood
they were forced to move by a court order
how did Hansberry’s father react to the court order
her father took the case to the supreme court because he thought it was illegal for a neighborhood to be restricted to only one race
where did Hansberry go to college
Wisconsin University
