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⫸ Who ran away with the Youngers' insurance money? Answer: Willy Harris ⫸ Who informs Walter Lee that Willy has stolen the money? Answer: Bobo ⫸ Willy asks Bobo, "What happened in..." this town (where Bobo was supposed to go with Willy Harris...)? Answer: Springfield ⫸ How did Bobo know that Willy stole the insurance money? Answer: He never showed up at the train station to go to Springfield. ⫸ Why were Bobo and Willy supposed to go to Springfield? Answer: To speed up the process of getting a liquor license for the liquor store they were planning to invest in ⫸ What gift do Ruth, Walter, and Beneatha get for Mama Answer: A new set of gardening tools ⫸ What gift does Travis get for Mama? Answer: A new gardening hat
⫸ What is the reaction of the family members when they see Travis's gift for Mama? What's Mama's reaction? Answer: They laugh at how ridiculous the hat looks; Mama defends it. ⫸ Before leaving the Youngers' house, Mr. Lindner says, "You just can't force people to _____________ their ______________, son. " Answer: Change their hearts ⫸ What is the proposition that Mr. Lindner offers to the Youngers? Answer: He and the other Clybourne Park residents will buy out the Youngers' new house at a profit to the Youngers... ⫸ Why does Mr. Lindner come visit the Youngers' house? Answer: To inform them that they are not welcome in Clybourne Park... and to offer them a deal to ensure they do not move in to the new house. ⫸ Who says, "We feel that most of the trouble in this world, when you come right down to it... exists because people just don't sit down and talk to each other." Answer: Mr. Lindner ⫸ What is the name of the association which Mr. Lindner represents? Answer: the Clybourne Park Improvement Association ⫸ What is the significance of Walter saying, "I can just see that chick someday looking down at some poor cat on an operating table and before she starts to slice him, she says, ' By the way, what are your
⫸ Explain the significance of the following quote, and identify the speaker and recipient: "What you ain't never understood is that I ain't got nothing, don't own nothing, ain't never really wanted nothing that wasn't for you. There ain't nothing as precious to me... There ain't nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else - if it mean - if itmeans it's going to destroy my boy." Answer: Mama says this to Walter before she trusts him with the insurance money; she's saying that everything else in life is meaningless to her if Walter is miserable (so, she trusts him with the money). ⫸ Who calls the Youngers to inform them that Walter hasn't shown up for work for the past three days? Answer: Mrs. Arnold ⫸ Where did Walter go for the three days that he skipped work? → Answer: Day 1 - He went for a drive (and sat and stared at the saw mils) Day 2 - He borrowed Willy's car again and drove the other way, to Wisconsin to look at the farms Day 3 - He just walked all over the Southside of Chicago. ⫸ On all three days, Walter goes to a local bar called... Answer: Green Hat ⫸ Which character "decided long ago to be enthusiastic about EVERYTHING in life"? Answer: Mrs. Johnson
⫸ Who says, "I bet this time next month y'all's names will have been in the papers plenty - "NEGROES INVADE CLYBOURNE PARK - BOMBED!"? Answer: Mrs. Johnson ⫸ What's the significance of Mama telling Beneatha, "Well—I guess you better not waste your time with no fools." Answer: Beneatha has just told her that George Murchison is a fool, and this is Mama's way of showing support for her daughter. ⫸ What argument do George and Beneatha have when they return from a night out together? Answer: George doesn't want Beneatha to talk anymore. He thinks women should be seen and not heard, and Beneatha wants to express herself and discuss important matters of life and society. ⫸ Who says, "It's simple. You read books—to learn facts—to get grades—to pass the course—to get a degree. That's all - it has nothing to do with thoughts"? Answer: George Murchison ⫸ At the beginning of Act Two, Beneatha emerges wearing the robed costume that Joseph Asagai gave her. Explain what events transpire after Ruth sees her. Answer: She breaks into a tribal African dance and begins chanting, and then Walter enters (drunk) and joins the fracas. Before long, they are both chanting and dancing wildly ⫸ Who says, "In my heart of hearts - I am much warrior"? Answer: Walter
and does everything in her power to make him happy, but no matter how hard she tries, Walter remains miserable and bitter towards her. ⫸ Mama says in Act Two, Scene One that she had "some business to tend to." What business is she referring to? Answer: She bought a new house for the family. ⫸ Where is the new house located? What's significant about this area? Answer: Clybourne Park; it's an exclusively white town. ⫸ How many hours after the conclusion of Act Two does Act Three take place? Answer: One ⫸ Walter says he "made a call" in Act Three... to whom? Answer: Mr. Lindner ⫸ What does the "movement" and "progress" associated with moving make Asagai think of? Answer: Africa ⫸ Who says of Walter: "That is not a man. That is nothing but a toothless rat." Answer: Beneatha ⫸ What proposal does Joseph Asagai make to Beneatha in Act Three? Answer: To marry him AND to go to Africa with him
⫸ Who is described in Act Three as "lost, vague, trying to catch hold, to make some sense of her former command of the world..." Answer: Mama ⫸ Who says: "Mama, you know it's all divided up. Life is. Sure enough. Between the takers and the "tooken." Answer: Walter ⫸ Who says: "Sometimes you just got to know when to give up some things... and hold on to what you got..." Answer: Mama ⫸ Who says: "Just sit awhile and think... Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." Answer: Joseph Asagai ⫸ Who says: "Me? Me? Me, I'm nothing." Answer: Beneatha ⫸ What is Beneatha surrounded by when she is sitting at the table at the beginning of Act Three? Answer: Moving boxes ⫸ What, to Beneatha, was "the most marvelous thing in the world" and the equivalent of "truly being God"? Answer: The ability to fix people and make them feel better ⫸ Who says to Walter, "I look at you and I see the final triumph of stupidity in the world!" Who do they say this to? Answer: Beneatha
⫸ Why does Mama get mad at Beneatha after Walter storms out of the room in Act Three? Answer: Walter is still Beneatha's brother and Mama believes that you should always love your family members... especially when they are going through difficult times. ⫸ Why does Mama tell Ruth that Walter "finally come into his manhood today, didn't he?" Answer: Walter refused Mr. Lindner's deal, keeping his integrity and dignity intact. ⫸ Explain Mama's last action in the play. What does she do? Why is it significant? Answer: She goes back into the apartment and grabs her plant, which she will bring to the new house. This is significant because it represents how she is still keeping her family's dreams alive and carrying them to their new life in Clybourne Park. ⫸ Who is the protagonist of A Raisin in the Sun? Answer: There are two possible answers to this questions; either Walter or Mama could be considered the protagonist of the play because they are the most active characters, and they make the most important decisions in the play. ⫸ Who is the author of A Raisin in the Sun? Answer: Lorraine Hansberry ⫸ In what city do the Youngers live? Answer: Chicago ⫸ In what decade is A Raisin in the Sun set? Answer: 1950s
⫸ Name the six members of the Younger family? Answer: Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, Travis, Lena (Mama), and Big Walter ⫸ What is Walter Lee's job? Answer: Chauffeur ⫸ Where does Travis sleep every night? Answer: In a cot in the living room ⫸ What is the Younger family eagerly awaiting in Act One? Answer: A $10,000 life insurance check ⫸ Who is receiving the life insurance check? Why is she getting it? Answer: Mama. She's getting the check as a result of her husband, Big Walter's, death ⫸ What does Walter Lee Younger want to do with the money from the life insurance check? Answer: Invest it in a liquor store ⫸ What does Beneatha want to do with the money from the check? Answer: She wants to go to medical school. ⫸ 11) What is the name of the rich African-American boy who is courting Beneatha? Answer: George Murchison ⫸ 12) What is the name of the sophisticated African boy who is courting Beneatha? Answer: Joseph Asagai
⫸ Why does Ruth pass out in Act One? Answer: She passes out as a result of her pregnancy. ⫸ What does Travis come across while he is playing outside in Act One? Answer: A rat ⫸ Who tells Walter that Ruth is pregnant? Answer: Mama ⫸ Why is it significant that Ruth visited a female doctor? Answer: Her usual doctor is a man, so Mama realizes that she would be going to a female doctor because she's thinking about getting an abortion. ⫸ What is the name of the "good-for-nothing loudmouth" who went into the dry cleaning business and is now "grossing a hundred thousand [dollars] a year"? Answer: Charlie Atkins ⫸ What are the ages of the following characters: Ruth, Walter, and Beneatha? Answer: Ruth = about 30, Walter = mid-30s, Beneatha = ⫸ Mama listens to which member of the family most? Answer: Ruth ⫸ 31) Walter says, "Baby, don't nothing happen for you in this world 'less... ' _______________? Answer: you pay somebody off
⫸ To Walter, the eggs that Ruth offers represent... Answer: The monotony of every day/the futility of dreams ⫸ Who says, "Honey, you never say nothing new. I listen to you every day, every night and every morning, and you never say nothing new." Answer: Ruth ⫸ 3 5) This is the name of Walter Lee's boss? Answer: Mr. Arnold ⫸ Beneatha is taking ___________ lessons, much to the chagrin of her family members? Answer: Guitar ⫸ Beneatha says, "People have to ___________________ themselves one way or another." Answer: express ⫸ When Walter comes in, what does Mama try to tell him... and what does he want to talk about? Answer: She wants to tell him about Ruth being pregnant. He only cares about money/the check. ⫸
