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A Raisin in the Sun - Final Unit Test - 2022

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Question 1
1.

Which of the following are settings of the play? Select ALL that apply:

Question 2
2.

Early in the play, the family anticipates the arrival of Saturday’s mail. What are they expecting to receive?

Question 3
3.

Early in the play, Mama shares her thoughts about the future of the family. Mama’s immediate goal is to -

Question 4
4.

One of the main conflicts that Mama and Beneatha face at the beginning of the play centers around which of the following topics?

Question 5
5.

The Youngers’ neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, arrives saying that she wants to wish them well with their move. Read the passage below. Then, determine what other intentions Mrs. Johnson has in stopping by the Younger family apartment.

Mama: "Ruth, give Mis' Johnson a piece of sweet potato pie and some milk."
Johnson: "Oh honey, I can't stay hardly a minute - I just dropped in to see if there was anything I could do. I guess ya'll seen the news what's all over the colored paper this week..."
Mama: "No - didn't get mine yet this week."
Johnson: "You mean you ain't read 'bout them colored people that was bombed out of their place out there?"
Johnson: "Ain't it something how bad these here white folks is getting here in Chicago! Lord, getting so you think you right down in Mississippi! 'Course I thinks it's wonderful how our folks keep on pushing out. You hear some of these Negroes' round here talking 'bout how they don't go where they ain't wanted and all that - but not me, honey! Wilhemenia Othella Johnson goes anywhere, any time she feels like it!"

Question 6
6.

Mama recognizes that Walter is beaten down, and she realizes she is responsible. How does she attempt to restore her relationship with her son?

Question 7
7.

Which of the following statements best describes Mama?

Question 8
8.

Describe the significance of Walter saying, "Damn my eggs...damn all the eggs that ever was!" Include information such as the context of the situation, his intentions behind the statement, who he was having the conversation with, etc.

Question 9
9.

During the course of the play, how does Beneatha try to assimilate into white culture? Explain your response using specific examples from the play.

Question 10
10.

Which of the following characters never appears on stage?

Question 11
11.

How are George and Walter different?

Question 12
12.

What does the quote "it expresses me" represent to the characters in the play?

Question 13
13.

How are Walter's dreams deferred, or pushed aside, throughout the play?

Question 14
14.

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

Question 15
15.

Describe at least 2 character traits that Walter possesses during the course of the play. Use specific evidence from the play to support your choice of character traits.

Question 16
16.

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

Question 17
17.

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

Question 18
18.

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"?

Question 19
19.

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

Question 20
20.

What does the new house symbolize to the Younger family?

Question 21
21.

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

Question 22
22.

What is the significance of Mama being the last character on the stage at the end of the play?

Question 23
23.

A conflict takes place in Act I when -

Question 24
24.

What realization does Mama come to in Act 3 about herself?

Question 25
25.

What does Hansberry mean when she has Walter say, "Here I am a giant--surrounded by ants! Ants who can't even understand what it is the giant is talking about!"

Question 26
26.

At what point does Mama say that Walter has finally achieved his "manhood"?