Semester review A Raisin in the Sun

Question 1

The Youngers are poor, but _____

Answer 1

proud

Question 2

They once had high hopes for their lives

Light is a symbol _____

Answer 2

of hope;

Question 3

Takes place between ______ and ______

Answer 3

World War II and the 1950’s

Question 4

The Younger’s share _______ with the other tenants

Answer 4

a bathroom

Question 5

The mood is always tense, because _______

Answer 5

of the lack of money

Question 6

Walter’s dreams are starting to fade, leaving him _____

Answer 6

angry

Question 7

IN THE BEG…IT’S MORNING
Walter is hostile to Ruth because she _______
Walter’s dream is to own ______
Walter picks on Beneatha because he’s ________
Ruth thinks that Mama _____ Travis

Answer 7

doesn’t support him;
a liquor store;
jealous Beneatha wants to be a doctor;
spoils;

Question 8

Big Walter could never catch up with ______

Answer 8

his dreams

Question 9

The Youngers are all waiting for the _______

Answer 9

$10,000 check

Question 10

Ruth doesn’t want the baby because they can’t afford it Beneath is interested in Asagai’s ______
Alaiyo-_______________

Answer 10

can’t afford it;
culture;
She needs to do more with her life;

Question 11

DRUNK SCENE

Walter doesn’t fight for his and Ruth’s ______

Answer 11

baby

Question 12

George just wants a ______, ______, ______ girl Beneatha cut her hair ______

Answer 12

nice, simple, sophisticated;

really short

Question 13

Uncle Tom:

Answer 13

Someone who goes along with segregation

Question 14

Walter resents George because he has _____ and _______

Answer 14

money and power

Question 15

Prometheus -

Answer 15

God of fire

Question 16

Walter is an ______, ______ person; _____

Answer 16

angry, bitter person; A tortured man

Question 17

Mama spends the money on _________

Answer 17

a house

Question 18

Only _______ live in Clybourne Park

Ruth is ______ and Walter is ________

Answer 18

white people;
overjoyed;
disappointed

Question 19

“Men were not created to wait on other men”
Walter skipped work for _ days
He went to the _____________ and ________

Answer 19

3;

countryside and the steel mills

Question 20

MAMA HANDS $$$$$$ TO WALTER
________ goes to Beneatha’s schooling
_________ goes to Walter, to do whatever he wants with it

Answer 20

$3,000;

$3,500

Question 21

DREAMS
Walter wants to have people ________ for him
Ruth is going to take a _______ at the new house

Answer 21

working;

long hot bath

Question 22

_________ visits and tries to persuade them not to move Lindner’s dream community is an __________________ Mama is taking the old plant so it can have a _________ The adults give Mama __________
Travis gives Mama a ___________

Answer 22

Lindner;
all white community;
chance;
gardening tools;
gardening hat;

Question 23

WALTER’S&BENEATHA’S DREAMS GO DOWN THE DRAIN

________ tells Walter that ________ stole the money Walter put too much trust into one person

Answer 23

Bobo;
Willy Harris;
money

Question 24

Rufus _____________ while ____________
^ inspired Beneatha to become a doctor
Asagai wants Beneatha to go ________ after school

Answer 24

split his face open;
sliding down the steps;
to Nigeria

Question 25

Mama is always ________ _________ with her dreams

Answer 25

being disappointed

Question 26

Ruth feels like they have to move because of ________

Answer 26

hope

Question 27

Takers - __________________________

Tooken - __________________________

Answer 27

Take advantage of people;

People who are taken advantage of

Question 28

“Death done come in this here house”

Mama wants to cry because her family is __________

Answer 28

falling apart

Question 29

Walter calls Mr. Lindner so he can take the _______

Walter tells Lindner that __________

Answer 29

“bribe”;

they will still be moving

Question 30

The plant represents everything _________________

Answer 30

everything that Mama fought for

Question 31

Walter finally became ______

He stood up for himself and what he believed in

Answer 31

a man

Question 32

The Youngers decided to move because they still had ____ _________

Answer 32

their pride