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25.C: ARITS Act 1 Comprehension Questions (pp. 54-75)

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Use pages 54-75 from your copy of "A Raisin in the Sun" to answer the following questions. The questions get progressively more complicated as the sections continue.
Part 1: "Right There" Questions
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Part 2: Inference Questions
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Part 3: Analysis Questions
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Part 1: "Right There" Questions

These answers can answered by simply reading the play.
Question 1
1.
What day and time of day is it when Scene II begins? _______
Question 2
2.

Who is Joseph Asagai?

Question 3
3.

Asagai arrives, bringing gifts for Beneatha. What gifts does he bring to her?

Question 4
4.

How does Mama try to influence Walter at the end of the scene (pg. 74-75)? What does she reveal to him?

Question 5
5.

Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father’s memory?

Question 6
6.

How does Mama react to finally getting the check?

Part 2: Inference Questions

These questions can be answered by reading the play and making inferences using what you know about the world.
Question 7
7.

Mama shows concern when Ruth reveals that she saw a female doctor (pg. 59). Why do you think Mama is so concerned about Ruth seeing a female doctor? What suspicions might Mama have about Ruth?

Question 8
8.

How is Beneatha different from other Younger family members?

Question 9
9.

Why is Beneatha worried about Mama meeting Mr. Asagai? What does this tell us about how Bennie views her mother?

Question 10
10.

Asagai's nickname for Bennie is "Alaiyo," which he reveals to mean "someone for whom food is not enough."

Why do you think he gave Bennie this nickname?

Question 11
11.

What are Asagai’s views on women? How does Beneatha react to these views?

Question 12
12.

On page 69, we see Mama's reaction to receiving the physical check at last. What is her mood? Why do you think she reacts this way to the check?

Question 13
13.

How does Walter show his insensitivity regarding the money and the situation at home?

(insensitivity: not caring about other people's feelings or circumstances)

Question 14
14.

What evidence shows that Walter is not entirely selfish in wanting to have the in­surance money?

Add a quote with page numbers. Be sure to use quotation marks.

Part 3: Analysis Questions

These questions require you to think about what the author is trying to ~sneakily~ tell us with her words about life.
Question 15
15.

What overall impression/mood does Hansberry create in describing the apartment?

Question 16
16.

Why do you think Asagai is making fun of Bennie for "mutilating" her hair and being an "assimilationist"? What does this reveal about how Asagai sees Bennie?

Question 17
17.

Compare and contrast Mama and Walter's reaction to finding out about Ruth's pregnancy. How are they different?

Question 18
18.

How do Walter's and Mama's views of the meaning of life conflict?

Question 19
19.
At the end of Act 1, Scene 2 we see Mama have strong feelings about her son.

What is that feeling she has for Walter? _______
Provide a quote with page numbers to support your answer: _______
Question 20
20.

Often, pressure from other people or outside forces might make a person to do something that they may not have normally done. Discuss how this statement applies to Ruth in this Act.