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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
Study Guide
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
Section Quizzes
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Act 1, scene ii Quiz
Further Study
Act 1, scene ii Quiz
1
of 5
How much time has passed between Act I, scene i and Act I, scene ii?
A month
A week
Six hours
A day
2
of 5
Who does Beneatha invite over to the apartment, even though the Youngers are not finished cleaning it?
Joseph Asagai
George Murchison
Karl Lindner
Willy Harris
3
of 5
What does Mama think Africans need religious salvation from?
Satanism
False idols
Heathenism
Colonialism
4
of 5
What does Ruth find out about at the doctor?
Cancer
She's pregnant
Stomach ulcer
Tetanus
5
of 5
Who reveals Ruth's pregnancy to Walter?
Ruth
Beneatha
Mama
Travis
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