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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. George defines assimilationist Negroes as:
2. Where will George take Beneatha on their date?Where will George take Beneatha on their date?
3. What does Ruth do at the end of the scene?
4. What does Ruth announce to Mama and Beneatha?
5. What does Mama warn Walter Lee about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Walter Lee get upset at Mama when she tells him about her plans for the insurance money?
2. How does Mama react when her neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, refuses to lend her some cleanser?
3. What is Beneatha afraid that Mama will do when Beneatha's visitor arrives?
4. Why is Beneatha reluctant to let a visitor come over to the apartment on this morning?
5. What does Walter Lee do when he sees Beneatha in her Nigerian costume?
6. Travis asks repeatedly where his mother, Ruth, is during this scene. Why doesn't Mama answer his question?
7. Why do you think Ruth fainted at the end of the scene?
8. What is Mama waiting for Walter Lee to do after she tells him about Ruth's pregnancy?
9. Why is Ruth so embarrassed by Walter Lee and Beneatha when George Murchison comes in?
10. How does the author let the reader know that Beneatha is inauthentic in the way she wears her Nigerian costume?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lorraine Hansberry uses many images in this play. Walter Lee is particularly visual when he speaks about his dreams. Examine the imagery he uses and how it support his character.
Essay Topic 2
What is the central purpose of this play? What response do you think Lorraine Hansberry wanted from the audience? How does each character support her purpose? Write an essay exploring these questions.
Essay Topic 3
In speaking about the new house, Ruth asks Mama, "Is there a whole lot of sunlight?" Explain the dramatic contrast of the dark, dingy apartment set with the idea of a room full of light. What does a new environment represent to the Younger family?
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