Test 2

Question 1

The author of “A Raisin in the Sun”

Answer 1

Lorrain Hansberry

Question 2

The title of this play came from a poem by whom?

Answer 2

Langston Hughes

Question 3

The playwright was born in this city

Answer 3

Chicago

Question 4

She moved here to pursue her playwriting career

Answer 4

New York

Question 5

The last name of the family in this play is

Answer 5

Younger

Question 6

This family lives in what city

Answer 6

Chicago

Question 7

The name of the eldest son is

Answer 7

Walter Lee

Question 8

Which character is based on teh playwright herself?

Answer 8

Beneatha

Question 9

The mother or matriarch of the family is named

Answer 9

Lena

Question 10

Lena receives a check for how much money?

Answer 10

10,000

Question 11

This is in payment for

Answer 11

Life insurance

Question 12

Mama primarily wants to take the money and use it for what?

Answer 12

a house

Question 13

Her son wants the money to use for what?

Answer 13

a liquor store

Question 14

Her daughter would like her mother to use the money for what

Answer 14

medical school

Question 15

Mama entrusts her money to her son and tells him to put how much away for his sisters education

Answer 15

3000

Question 16

Mama also tells him to put how much in a checking account for himself?

Answer 16

3500

Question 17

Instead of following her wishes he gives it all to…

Answer 17

Willie

Question 18

Ruth discovers she is

Answer 18

pregnant

Question 19

After this discovery she considers..

Answer 19

abortion

Question 20

Which character feels the little plant represents her?

Answer 20

lena

Question 21

As an African American playwright she was the first to win what drama award?

Answer 21

NY Drama Crit. Cir.

Question 22

Three controversial issues addressed in the play were..?

Answer 22

feminism, abortion, Christianity questioned

Question 23

In the movie version the scenes with Mrs. Johnson are cut

Answer 23

true

Question 24

In the movie version beneatha’s line “only thing worse than rich white people is rich colored people” is cut

Answer 24

false

Question 25

in the stage version beneatha dyes her hair

Answer 25

false

Question 26

in the mnovie george has a scene that is not in the stage version

Answer 26

false

Question 27

in the movie the name of the var is the Shar-Lar-Lounge

Answer 27

false

Question 28

In the stage version the bar is the Kitty Kat

Answer 28

false

Question 29

In the stage version the son drives a taxi, in the movie version he drives a limo

Answer 29

false

Question 30

In the movie it is clear there is a sunnier window available for the plant than the kitchen window

Answer 30

true

Question 31

in the movie asagai is from the country of south africa

Answer 31

false

Question 32

in the stage version Asagai is from the country of Nigeria

Answer 32

true

Question 33

Mr. Lindner's name is Karl in one version and Mark in the other

Answer 33

true

Question 34

In the movie version the son is the last person to leave the apartment just before the end

Answer 34

false

Question 35

in the stage version the mother goes to the bar to talk to her son

Answer 35

false

Question 36

in the stage version the Younger's bathroom is broken so they have to use a neighbor's bathroom

Answer 36

false

Question 37

In the movie version the scene where Walter slaps Ruth is cut

Answer 37

true

Question 38

in the stage version mama beats walter in the face when he lost all the money

Answer 38

true

Question 39

in the movie the actor who plays Mr. Linder is the actor who voiced Tigger from Whinnie the Pooh

Answer 39

false

Question 40

according to popular legend "to be young, gifted, and black" opened on Broadway the night the playwright died

Answer 40

false

Question 41

"A Raisin in the Sun" was written and first performed at the university of Wisconsin

Answer 41

false

Question 42

the playwright of "a raisin in the sun" graduated from the university of wisconsin

Answer 42

false

Question 43

there was a landmark supreme court case to resolve the issue of whether "a raisin in the sun" could be brought to broadway

Answer 43

false

Question 44

in the short film we watched about the playwright of "a raisin in the sun" she was seen rolling on the floor with

Answer 44

a dog

Question 45

the playwright of "Master Harold and the Boys" is

Answer 45

Athol Fuggard

Question 46

as the movie opens Hally is just walking in the door

Answer 46

false

Question 47

Sam helps Willie with the Tango

Answer 47

false

Question 48

After Sam calls Hally "Master Harold" he never calls him Hally again

Answer 48

false

Question 49

Hally is upset because his father is being released from the hospital

Answer 49

true

Question 50

Sam works for Willy's family

Answer 50

false

Question 51

Master Harold and the Boys is set in South Africa in the 1960's

Answer 51

false

Question 52

willy is upset because his ballroom dancing partner is undependable

Answer 52

true

Question 53

Willy shows Hally his butt

Answer 53

false