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

1963

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

The Drinking Gourd

Les Blancs

Les Negres

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
3 Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American and the first woman to win:

a Grammy

the Drama Circles Critics Award

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?

Eugene O' Neill's A Touch of the Poet

Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Archibald MacLeish's J. B.

Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth
5 How much is the insurance check for?

$10,000

$8,000

$15,000

$11,000
6 How many people live in the Younger apartment?

7

4

5

3
7 Where does the play take place?

Philadelphia

Baltimore

Chicago

Detroit
8 Walter is:

a garbage man

a chauffeur

a waiter

a cook
9 Walter wishes to invest the check in:

a liquor store

a restaurant

a construction company

a dry cleaning business
10 Mama objects to Walter's investment idea because:

of her religious convictions

her husband did not want the money invested

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

they have tried to invest in the business before and failed
11 Beneatha is:

a nurse

unemployed

medical student

a college student
12 Ruth is:

a teacher

a nanny

a cook

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

1

3

0

2
14 Where does Travis sleep?

with his grandmother

on the living room couch

in his bedroom

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

Asagai

no one

the Johnsons

the Murchisons
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?

none

twenty-five cents

fifty cents

a dollar
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 is pregnant

Beneatha refuses to marry wealthy George Murchison

Beneatha says there is no God
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"?

Ruth and Beneatha

Walter and Beneatha

Mama and Beneatha

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

Friday

Wednesday

Monday

Saturday
23 Ruth is thinking about:

aborting her pregnancy

hiring help for Mama

changing jobs

quitting her job
24 Who brings in the insurance check?

Travis

Walter

Beneatha

Ruth
25 What does Agasai bring Beneatha back from Africa?

a wedding ring

his family

a necklace and a staue

a Nigerian robe and African music

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