A Raisin in the Sun Quizzes

A Raisin in the Sun Quiz 1

1 When did A Raisin in the Sun open on Broadway?
1963

1959

1975

1954
2 Which of the following is NOT a drama written by Lorraine Hansberry?
The Drinking Gourd

Les Blancs

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Les Negres
3 Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American and the first woman to win:
the Drama Circles Critics Award

a Grammy

the Drama Desk Award

a Tony Award
4 Which of the following plays were NOT being run on Broadway while A Raisin in the Sun was playing?
Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth

Eugene O' Neill's A Touch of the Poet

Archibald MacLeish's J. B.
5 How much is the insurance check for?
$8,000

$15,000

$11,000

$10,000
6 How many people live in the Younger apartment?
4

3

5

7
7 Where does the play take place?
Chicago

Philadelphia

Baltimore

Detroit
8 Walter is:
a cook

a chauffeur

a waiter

a garbage man
9 Walter wishes to invest the check in:
a restaurant

a liquor store

a dry cleaning business

a construction company
10 Mama objects to Walter's investment idea because:
they have tried to invest in the business before and failed

her husband did not want the money invested

she does not want to spend the money but rather put it in a savings account

of her religious convictions
11 Beneatha is:
a nurse

medical student

a college student

unemployed
12 Ruth is:
a cleaning woman

a cook

a teacher

a nanny
13 How many bedroom(s) does the apartment actually have?
3

2

1

0
14 Where does Travis sleep?
with his parents

in his bedroom

on the living room couch

with his grandmother
15 With whom do the Youngers share their bathroom?
Asagai

the Murchisons

no one

the Johnsons
16 Why does Travis ask for fifty cents?
He needs it to buy lunch

He needs cab fare

He wants a toy

He needs it for school
17 How much money does Walter give his son?
fifty cents

a dollar

twenty-five cents

none
18 What does Ruth prepare for Walter's breakfast?
poached eggs

bacon and toast

cereal

scrambled eggs
19 Why does Mama slap Beneatha?
Beneatha is dating Agasai

Beneatha says there is no God

Beneatha refuses to marry wealthy George Murchison

Beneatha is pregnant
20 Why does Ruth faint?
She is pregnant

She is not eating properly

She does not want to go to work

She is diabetic
21 Who sleeps in the converted "breakfast nook"?
Walter and Ruth

Mama and Beneatha

Walter and Beneatha

Ruth and Beneatha
22 What day of the week is the check supposed to arrive?
Friday

Saturday

Monday

Wednesday
23 Ruth is thinking about:
hiring help for Mama

aborting her pregnancy

quitting her job

changing jobs
24 Who brings in the insurance check?
Walter

Ruth

Beneatha

Travis
25 What does Agasai bring Beneatha back from Africa?
a wedding ring

a necklace and a staue

a Nigerian robe and African music

his family

How do the youngsters seem to get along with their neighbors?

The youngster meaning Travis? Ruth and Walter's son?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/3/2019 11:18 PM

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Help

I'm sorry, what passage are you referring to? Please include all information in your posts.

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Mama tells Walter that something is eating him up, Something that has to do with more than just money. What do you think it is?

Although Walter has a family, wife, and a job, he continues to live with his mother. As a result, he feels emasculated. Walter believes that nobody listens to his dreams or wants to give him a chance at being a "man".

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A Raisin in the Sun

by Lorraine Hansberry

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