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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Raisin in the Sun Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 103 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?
(a) $10,000
(b) $25,000
(c) $75,000
(d) $3,500

2. Which character starts the play on stage?
(a) Walter Lee
(b) Mama
(c) Ruth
(d) Travis

3. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?
(a) She wonders how to pay the medical bills
(b) She wonders what will happen when Ruth is gone
(c) She wonders where the baby will live
(d) She wonders whether Ruth can get a new job

4. Under the influence of alcohol, Walter Lee dramatically ridicules what?
(a) His African heritage
(b) His job as a chauffeur
(c) His mother's cooking
(d) His wife's figure

5. Where does Mama tell Beneatha that Ruth has gone?
(a) To get her hair done
(b) To see the doctor
(c) To the post office
(d) To visit a neighbor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?

2. Ruth is doing a domestic chore. What is it?

3. Where will George take Beneatha on their date?Where will George take Beneatha on their date?

4. What does Mama send Travis out to borrow?

5. What is in the letter they are expecting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ruth so embarrassed by Walter Lee and Beneatha when George Murchison comes in?

2. What is Ruth referring to when she talks to George about "them bombs and things they keep setting off?"

3. Why is it difficult for members of the Younger family to use the bathroom in the morning?

4. How does Mama react when her neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, refuses to lend her some cleanser?

5. What function does Joseph Asagai provide in this play about an African-American family?

6. Why does Walter Lee get upset at Mama when she tells him about her plans for the insurance money?

7. Why do Ruth and Walter Lee react so strongly to the idea of moving to Clybourne Park?

8. What does Walter Lee taunt George about as they wait for Beneatha?

9. What does Walter Lee do when he sees Beneatha in her Nigerian costume?

10. Mama already has plans for the insurance money. What are they?

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