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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
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Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act II, scene iii
Act III
Characters
Character List
Walter
Mama
Beneatha
Asagai
Ruth Younger
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Why does Mama want to own property?
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Dreams
Family
Race
Quotes By Section
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act II, scene iii
Act III
Quotes By Character
Mama
Asagai
Walter
Beneatha
Ruth
Further Study
Context
A Raisin in the Sun on the Brink of the 1960s
Hansberry, Langston Hughes, and the Harlem Renaissance
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scene ii
Act 2, scene i
Act 2, scene ii
Act 2, scene iii
Act 3
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Act 1, scene i Quiz
Further Study
Act 1, scene i Quiz
1
of 5
How many bedrooms does the Younger's apartment have?
One
Two
Three
Four
2
of 5
What does Walter read about on the front page of the newspaper as everyone gets up for breakfast?
A strike
A plane crash
A bomb
A family death
3
of 5
Which of Beneatha's actions does Walter criticize as unwomanly?
Studying medicine
The way she dresses
Having two boyfriends
Skipping breakfast
4
of 5
Beneatha claims that she is trying to express herself by recently teaching herself to do what?
Speak French
Drive a car
Paint
Play guitar
5
of 5
Who faints at the end of Act I, scene i?
Beneatha
Mama
Travis
Ruth
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