A Raisin in the Sun Quizzes

A Raisin in the Sun Quiz 1

By Cheryl Sherrod · Edited by Jordan Berkow · Last reviewed June 15, 2006

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

1975

1959

1954

1963
2 Which of the following is NOT a drama written by Lorraine Hansberry?

Les Negres

The Drinking Gourd

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

Les Blancs
3 Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American and the first woman to win:

a Grammy

a Tony Award

the Drama Desk Award

the Drama Circles Critics Award
4 Which of the following plays were NOT being run on Broadway while A Raisin in the Sun was playing?

Archibald MacLeish's J. B.

Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth

Eugene O' Neill's A Touch of the Poet

Arthur Miller's The Crucible
5 How much is the insurance check for?

$10,000

$15,000

$11,000

$8,000
6 How many people live in the Younger apartment?

4

5

7

3
7 Where does the play take place?

Detroit

Philadelphia

Baltimore

Chicago
8 Walter is:

a cook

a garbage man

a waiter

a chauffeur
9 Walter wishes to invest the check in:

a liquor store

a dry cleaning business

a restaurant

a construction company
10 Mama objects to Walter's investment idea because:

her husband did not want the money invested

of her religious convictions

they have tried to invest in the business before and failed

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

a nurse

unemployed

a college student

medical student
12 Ruth is:

a nanny

a cleaning woman

a teacher

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

2

1

3

0
14 Where does Travis sleep?

with his grandmother

in his bedroom

with his parents

on the living room couch
15 With whom do the Youngers share their bathroom?

the Murchisons

Asagai

no one

the Johnsons
16 Why does Travis ask for fifty cents?

He needs cab fare

He wants a toy

He needs it for school

He needs it to buy lunch
17 How much money does Walter give his son?

fifty cents

none

twenty-five cents

a dollar
18 What does Ruth prepare for Walter's breakfast?

poached eggs

cereal

scrambled eggs

bacon and toast
19 Why does Mama slap Beneatha?

Beneatha is dating Agasai

Beneatha says there is no God

Beneatha is pregnant

Beneatha refuses to marry wealthy George Murchison
20 Why does Ruth faint?

She is not eating properly

She is diabetic

She is pregnant

She does not want to go to work
21 Who sleeps in the converted "breakfast nook"?

Mama and Beneatha

Ruth and Beneatha

Walter and Beneatha

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

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday
23 Ruth is thinking about:

quitting her job

aborting her pregnancy

changing jobs

hiring help for Mama
24 Who brings in the insurance check?

Ruth

Walter

Beneatha

Travis
25 What does Agasai bring Beneatha back from Africa?

his family

a Nigerian robe and African music

a necklace and a staue

a wedding ring

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

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

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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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