Test 2 Flashcards
The author of “A Raisin in the Sun”
Lorrain Hansberry
The title of this play came from a poem by whom?
Langston Hughes
The playwright was born in this city
Chicago
She moved here to pursue her playwriting career
New York
The last name of the family in this play is
Younger
This family lives in what city
Chicago
The name of the eldest son is
Walter Lee
Which character is based on teh playwright herself?
Beneatha
The mother or matriarch of the family is named
Lena
Lena receives a check for how much money?
10,000
This is in payment for
Life insurance
Mama primarily wants to take the money and use it for what?
a house
Her son wants the money to use for what?
a liquor store
Her daughter would like her mother to use the money for what
medical school
Mama entrusts her money to her son and tells him to put how much away for his sisters education
3000
Mama also tells him to put how much in a checking account for himself?
3500
Instead of following her wishes he gives it all to…
Willie
Ruth discovers she is
pregnant
After this discovery she considers..
abortion
Which character feels the little plant represents her?
lena
As an African American playwright she was the first to win what drama award?
NY Drama Crit. Cir.
Three controversial issues addressed in the play were..?
feminism, abortion, Christianity questioned
In the movie version the scenes with Mrs. Johnson are cut
true
In the movie version beneatha’s line “only thing worse than rich white people is rich colored people” is cut
false
in the stage version beneatha dyes her hair
false
in the mnovie george has a scene that is not in the stage version
false
in the movie the name of the var is the Shar-Lar-Lounge
false
In the stage version the bar is the Kitty Kat
false
In the stage version the son drives a taxi, in the movie version he drives a limo
false
In the movie it is clear there is a sunnier window available for the plant than the kitchen window
true
in the movie asagai is from the country of south africa
false
in the stage version Asagai is from the country of Nigeria
true
Mr. Lindner’s name is Karl in one version and Mark in the other
true
In the movie version the son is the last person to leave the apartment just before the end
false
in the stage version the mother goes to the bar to talk to her son
false
in the stage version the Younger’s bathroom is broken so they have to use a neighbor’s bathroom
false
In the movie version the scene where Walter slaps Ruth is cut
true
in the stage version mama beats walter in the face when he lost all the money
true
in the movie the actor who plays Mr. Linder is the actor who voiced Tigger from Whinnie the Pooh
false
according to popular legend “to be young, gifted, and black” opened on Broadway the night the playwright died
false
“A Raisin in the Sun” was written and first performed at the university of Wisconsin
false
the playwright of “a raisin in the sun” graduated from the university of wisconsin
false
there was a landmark supreme court case to resolve the issue of whether “a raisin in the sun” could be brought to broadway
false
in the short film we watched about the playwright of “a raisin in the sun” she was seen rolling on the floor with
a dog
the playwright of “Master Harold and the Boys” is
Athol Fuggard
as the movie opens Hally is just walking in the door
false
Sam helps Willie with the Tango
false
After Sam calls Hally “Master Harold” he never calls him Hally again
false
Hally is upset because his father is being released from the hospital
true
Sam works for Willy’s family
false
Master Harold and the Boys is set in South Africa in the 1960’s
false
willy is upset because his ballroom dancing partner is undependable
true
Willy shows Hally his butt
false
