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A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry

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1. In what city do the Youngers live?

(A) New York City

(B) Los Angeles

(D) Chicago

2. From whom are the Youngers awaiting a check?

(A) An insurance company

(B) A distant relative

(D) The government

3. What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor?

(A) That she has asthma

(B) That she is overtired

(D) That she is pregnant

4. What does Walter's employer call to say?

(A) That Walter is getting a raise

(B) That Walter must come in earlier

(D) That Walter cannot have the vacation they discussed

5. What do the Youngers give Mama on the day they move?

(A) A new coat

(B) Gardening equipment

(D) A plant

6. What does Beneatha want to be?

(A) A lawyer

(B) A doctor

(D) An actress

7. What does Karl Lindner want the Youngers to do?

(A) Join the Clybourne Park Improvement Association

(B) Work in the community garden

(D) Invest in a liquor store

8. Which country does Joseph Asagai come from?

(A) Nigeria

(B) Ethiopia

(D) Liberia

9. When he is fooling around with Beneatha, what does Walter call himself?

(A) Bronze Arrow

(B) Flaming Spear

(D) The King

10. Who is the Youngers' next-door neighbor?

(A) Mrs. Jones

(B) Mrs. Lindner

(D) Mrs. Johnson

11. Where does Mama keep her plant?

(A) In her bedroom

(B) In the bathroom

(D) In the living room

12. Where does Travis sleep?

(A) In his parents' bedroom

(B) In his own room

(D) In the living room

13. What does Ruth buy in her excitement about the Youngers' new home?

(A) Curtains

(B) A rug

(D) A puppy

14. What does Ruth tell Walter to do when he complains incessantly about his life?

(A) Eat his words

(B) Eat his eggs

(D) Go outside

15. Where do Ruth and Walter go when they are becoming more hopeful about the future?

(A) To a dance

(B) To the movies

(D) To a bar

16. In what year was A Raisin in the Sun first performed?

(A) 1947

(B) 1973

(D) 1962

17. What does Ruth consider when she finds out that she is pregnant?

(A) Having an abortion

(B) Buying a maternity dress

(D) Quitting her job

18. Why do Ruth and Mama approve of George Murchison?

(A) Because he dresses well

(B) Because he is handsome and wealthy

(D) Because he is politically active

19. Who is the last to leave the Younger apartment at the end of the play?

(A) Walter

(B) Ruth

(D) Mama

20. Whom does Mrs. Johnson quote when she visits the Youngers' apartment?

(A) Mr. Johnson

(B) Booker T. Washington

(D) Martin Luther King, Jr.

21. At what point does Mama say that Walter has finally achieved his “manhood”?

(A) When he invests in the liquor store

(B) When he takes Ruth out to dinner

(D) When he tells Mr. Lindner that they will move to Clybourne Park no matter what

22. What happens to the money that Walter invests in the liquor store?

(A) Willy Harris runs off with it

(B) It is used to bribe members of the government

(D) Mr. Lindner puts it in the bank for the Youngers

23. Near the end of the play, what does Asagai leave Beneatha to think about?

(A) Her anatomy test

(B) Whether she wants to be an assimilationist

(D) Whether straightening her hair is “mutilation”

24. What does Travis do to make money?

(A) He begs on the street

(B) He carries bags at the grocery store

(D) He does chores around their apartment

25. Where does Walter often go to escape the apartment?

(A) To a bar

(B) To a pool hall

(D) To the dance hall

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