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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. What does Travis go to do?
2. Beneatha turns off the radio which was playing:
3. What is Beneatha's main worry about Ruth's news?
4. What does he mean by that term?
5. How much money does Walter Lee need for his plans?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Beneatha differ from the other members of her family?
2. Mama already has plans for the insurance money. What are they?
3. Which members of the Younger family share each of the two bedrooms?
4. Why do Ruth and Walter Lee react so strongly to the idea of moving to Clybourne Park?
5. What conclusion do Ruth and Walter Lee come to about their marriage in this scene?
6. How do Walter Lee and Ruth react when Mama tells them she bought a house in Clybourne Park?
7. What does Ruth urge Mama to do with the insurance money for Big Walter's death?
8. Why is it difficult for members of the Younger family to use the bathroom in the morning?
9. How does Mama react when her neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, refuses to lend her some cleanser?
10. Describe Walter Lee's future, as he sees it.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All of the characters in this play have specific relationships to money or the lack thereof. Examine the theme of money in this play and how it affects the various characters.
Essay Topic 2
Research and write a report about one of the following subjects. Be sure to include the subject's relationship to the play, A Raisin in the Sun.
a) Black Power
b) Black Pride
c) Black Arts Movement
d) Black Nationalism
e) "Black is Beautiful" movement
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the play, Mama tells Ruth that Walter Lee came into "his manhood." What is Mama saying about male gender roles? How does her attitude contrast with Walter Lee's thoughts about manhood?
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