26.B: ARITS Comprehension Questions (p. 76-95)

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Instructions

Use pages 76-95 in your copy of "A Raisin in the Sun" to answer the following questions. Questions become more difficult as you progress through the sections.

Part 1: "Right There" Questions

Part 1: "Right There" Questions
These answers can answered by simply reading the play.

What has Bennie changed about her appearance in this scene?

What was the Younger family doing when George came in the apartment?

How does Ruth react to what Bennie and Walter are doing at the beginning of this scene?

What did Mama do with her money?

What was Walter's response to Mama's purchase?

What was Ruth's reaction to Mama's purchase?

What shocked both Ruth and Walter about Mama's purchase?

Part 2: Inference Questions

Part 2: Inference Questions
These questions can be answered by reading the play and making inferences using what you know about the world.

How does the arrival of George Murchison change the mood of the scene?

How is George different from Walter?

What is Walter's attitude toward George? _______ 

Provide a quote to support your answer. _______ 

What do you think makes Walter say that he has been to New York plenty of times even though Ruth calls him out on his lie?

Why might Walter be so resentful of George?

What problems can you anticipate will happen due to Mama's purchase? Why would these issues come up?

Explain why Walter and George dislike each other.

Part 3: Analysis Questions

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.

What is the difference between George and Beneatha’s feelings about their ethnic heritage? How is this difference important?

What do pages 86-89 reveal about the often concealed feelings between Ruth and Walter?

Mama said, “My—them steps is longer than they used to be.” She is literally talking about being tired from climbing the steps up to her apartment. However, what do the steps suggest about her dream?

26.B: ARITS Comprehension Questions (p. 76-95)

Part 1: "Right There" Questions

What has Bennie changed about her appearance in this scene?

What was the Younger family doing when George came in the apartment?

How does Ruth react to what Bennie and Walter are doing at the beginning of this scene?

What did Mama do with her money?

What was Walter's response to Mama's purchase?

What was Ruth's reaction to Mama's purchase?

What shocked both Ruth and Walter about Mama's purchase?

Part 2: Inference Questions

How does the arrival of George Murchison change the mood of the scene?

How is George different from Walter?

What do you think makes Walter say that he has been to New York plenty of times even though Ruth calls him out on his lie?

Why might Walter be so resentful of George?

What problems can you anticipate will happen due to Mama's purchase? Why would these issues come up?

Explain why Walter and George dislike each other.

Part 3: Analysis Questions

What is the difference between George and Beneatha’s feelings about their ethnic heritage? How is this difference important?

What do pages 86-89 reveal about the often concealed feelings between Ruth and Walter?

Mama said, “My—them steps is longer than they used to be.” She is literally talking about being tired from climbing the steps up to her apartment. However, what do the steps suggest about her dream?

Why does Mama ignore her son when she comes home? What does this reveal about Mama's relationship to her son Walter?