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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
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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
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Antagonist
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Why does Mama want to own property?
Quotes
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Dreams
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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
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Context
A Raisin in the Sun on the Brink of the 1960s
Hansberry, Langston Hughes, and the Harlem Renaissance
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Context
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Act 1, scene i
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Act 2, scene i
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Act 2, scene iii
Act 3
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Act 2, scene i Quiz
Further Study
Act 2, scene i Quiz
1
of 5
When Walter drunkenly mocks Beneatha's African garb, what does he call himself when he climbs up on the table?
Ocomogosiay
Lighted Path
Flaming Spear
Dancing Bear
2
of 5
What does Beneatha reveal to everyone after George arrives to pick her up?
Her newly cut hair
Ruth is pregnant
The check amount
She's seeing Asagai
3
of 5
What piece of George's clothing does Walter mock?
His shirt
His shoes
His sport jacket
His hat
4
of 5
During their argument, what does George call Walter as an insult?
Ignoramus
Lout
Plebeian
Prometheus
5
of 5
What is Mama's reasoning for putting a down payment on a house in an all-white neighborhood?
They could afford it
It's a step up
Her husband wanted it
The house is huge
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