A Raisin in the Sun - Final Unit Test - Hillary Cheaney | Library

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Match the quote with the correct character "Perhaps I will be a great [person]...perhaps I will hold on to the substance of truth and find my way always with the right course..."

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Match the quote with the correct character "Something eating you up like a crazy man...You get all nervous acting and kind of wild in the eyes -".

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Match the quote with the correct character "[T]hen I say it loud and good, Hallelujah! and goodbye misery...I don't never want to see your ugly face again!"

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Match the quote with the correct character "Look honey, we're going to the theatre - we're not going to be in it...so go change, huh?"

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Match the quote with the correct character "Sometimes it's like I can see the future stretched out in front of me...Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me - a big, looming blank space..."

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Match the quote with the correct character "It's all a matter of ideas, and God is just one idea I don't accept...I am not going out and commit crimes or be immoral because I don't believe in God."

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Match the quote with the correct character "[M]ost of the trouble in this world...exists because people just don't sit down and talk to each other...That we don't try hard enough in this world to understand the other fellow's problem."

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Match the literary term with the best example: The Clybourne Park "welcoming committee" offers to pay the Youngers in exchange for staying out of Clybourne Park.

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Match the literary term with the best example: Beneatha's educated friend calls Walter "Prometheus."

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What is the title of the poem that prefaces "A Raisin in the Sun?"

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How does the Langston Hughes poem relate to the play?

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Hansberry's use of the Langston Hughes poem is an example of which of the following?

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During which two days of the week do the events in the play occur?

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Which of the following best describes Mama?

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Which of the following statements best describes Beneatha?

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Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis $1?

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Why does Walter say, "Damn my eggs...damn all the eggs that ever was!"

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What does Asagai mean when he calls Beneatha "Alaiyo?"

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What does Asagai think about Beneatha's hair earlier in the play?

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Which of the following is a character who never appears on stage?

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Why do Ruth and Mama approve of George Murchinson?

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How are George and Walter different?

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What character says, "it expresses me"?

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What do Ruth, Beneatha, and Walter give Mama before the family moves?

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Who steals Walter's liquor store money?

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How are Walter's dreams deferred throughout the play?

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Which of the following best describes Walter's "dream"?

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Which character trait best describes Walter in the play?

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How does Ruth and Walter's relationship change overall throughout the play?

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In the last act of the play, what does Walter say is "old time stuff"?

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What is Mama referring to when she tells Walter, "We ain't never been that dead inside"?

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How does Mama respond after Walter tells Mr. Lindner that the family is moving as planned?

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Who is Mama talking about when she tells Beneatha, "the time to love somebody the most...is when he's at his lowest and can't believe in himself"?

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Which character best exemplifies afro-centrism, or staying true to African-American values, throughout the play?

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Which character best exemplifies assimilation, or blending in and changing to fit the greater majority, throughout the play?

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Which of the following issues was not addressed in "A Raisin in the Sun"?

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How does Hansberry critique traditional gender roles with the character Beneatha?

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What might Beneatha's hair symbolize?

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What does Mama's plant represent?

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What does the new house symbolize to the Younger family?

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Which of the following is a theme found in "A Raisin in the Sun"?

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Which literary technique develops the above theme?

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Who is the last character on stage at the end of the play?

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What gift does Travis give Mama before the family moves?

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A Raisin in the Sun - Final Unit Test

Match the quote with the correct character "Perhaps I will be a great [person]...perhaps I will hold on to the substance of truth and find my way always with the right course..."

Match the quote with the correct character "Something eating you up like a crazy man...You get all nervous acting and kind of wild in the eyes -".

Match the quote with the correct character "[T]hen I say it loud and good, Hallelujah! and goodbye misery...I don't never want to see your ugly face again!"

Match the quote with the correct character "Look honey, we're going to the theatre - we're not going to be in it...so go change, huh?"

Match the quote with the correct character "Sometimes it's like I can see the future stretched out in front of me...Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me - a big, looming blank space..."

Match the quote with the correct character "It's all a matter of ideas, and God is just one idea I don't accept...I am not going out and commit crimes or be immoral because I don't believe in God."

Match the quote with the correct character "[M]ost of the trouble in this world...exists because people just don't sit down and talk to each other...That we don't try hard enough in this world to understand the other fellow's problem."

Match the literary term with the best example: The Clybourne Park "welcoming committee" offers to pay the Youngers in exchange for staying out of Clybourne Park.

Match the literary term with the best example: Beneatha's educated friend calls Walter "Prometheus."

What is the title of the poem that prefaces "A Raisin in the Sun?"

How does the Langston Hughes poem relate to the play?

Hansberry's use of the Langston Hughes poem is an example of which of the following?

During which two days of the week do the events in the play occur?

Which of the following best describes Mama?

Which of the following statements best describes Beneatha?

Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis $1?

Why does Walter say, "Damn my eggs...damn all the eggs that ever was!"

What does Asagai mean when he calls Beneatha "Alaiyo?"

What does Asagai think about Beneatha's hair earlier in the play?

Which of the following is a character who never appears on stage?

Why do Ruth and Mama approve of George Murchinson?

How are George and Walter different?

What character says, "it expresses me"?

What do Ruth, Beneatha, and Walter give Mama before the family moves?

Who steals Walter's liquor store money?

How are Walter's dreams deferred throughout the play?

Which of the following best describes Walter's "dream"?

Which character trait best describes Walter in the play?

How does Ruth and Walter's relationship change overall throughout the play?

In the last act of the play, what does Walter say is "old time stuff"?

What is Mama referring to when she tells Walter, "We ain't never been that dead inside"?

How does Mama respond after Walter tells Mr. Lindner that the family is moving as planned?

Who is Mama talking about when she tells Beneatha, "the time to love somebody the most...is when he's at his lowest and can't believe in himself"?

Which character best exemplifies afro-centrism, or staying true to African-American values, throughout the play?

Which character best exemplifies assimilation, or blending in and changing to fit the greater majority, throughout the play?

Which of the following issues was not addressed in "A Raisin in the Sun"?

How does Hansberry critique traditional gender roles with the character Beneatha?

What might Beneatha's hair symbolize?

What does Mama's plant represent?

What does the new house symbolize to the Younger family?

Which of the following is a theme found in "A Raisin in the Sun"?

Which literary technique develops the above theme?

Who is the last character on stage at the end of the play?

What gift does Travis give Mama before the family moves?

Toward the end of the play, Asagai tells Beneatha that he wants to