A Raisin in the Sun · Lorraine Hansberry

The whole play Quiz

Twenty questions on the whole of A Raisin in the Sun: the Youngers, their dreams, the money, Clybourne Park and the ending.

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Q1 of 20
Where does the play's title come from?
Q2 of 20
Why was the play's 1959 Broadway opening a landmark?
Q3 of 20
What is the family's surname?
Q4 of 20
Who is Big Walter?
Q5 of 20
What is Walter Lee's job?
Q6 of 20
How does Ruth earn money?
Q7 of 20
What does Mama mean to buy with the insurance money?
Q8 of 20
Walter tells Mama that money is life. What does she answer?
Q9 of 20
What does Mama's plant represent?
Q10 of 20
Where does Joseph Asagai come from?
Q11 of 20
What does George Murchison represent to Beneatha?
Q12 of 20
Why are Beneatha's hobbies a family joke?
Q13 of 20
Who takes the money Walter invests?
Q14 of 20
Who does Karl Lindner speak for?
Q15 of 20
What does the neighbour Mrs. Johnson bring up during her visit?
Q16 of 20
Why does Ruth consider ending her pregnancy?
Q17 of 20
What do the family give Mama on moving day?
Q18 of 20
Which character changes most over the course of the play?
Q19 of 20
What is Walter's final answer to Lindner?
Q20 of 20
How does the play end?