A Raisin In The Sun Flashcards

1
Q

How much money was the check that the Youngers receive from the insurance company?

A

$ 10,000

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2
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why do the Youngers receive a check from the insurance company

A

the Youngers received a check for the life insurance policy of the recently deceased mr. Younger

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3
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What does mama want to do with the money that they get from the insurance company

A

she wants to buy a house so she can fulfill the dream of owning a house that she shared with her husband

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4
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what does walter lee want to do with the money that the insurance company gives the family

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he wants to use the money to invest in a liquor store

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5
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who is ruth

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Ruth is walter lee’s wife.

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6
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what does ruth want to do with the money the insurance company gives the family

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she agrees with mama wanting to buy a new house

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7
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what is walter lee and ruth’s sons name

A

Travis

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8
Q

What dream does Beneatha try to pursue during the story

A

she wants to be a doctor

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9
Q

where does mama buy a house

A

Clyborne Park

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10
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what is Beneatha’s boyfriends name

A

Joseph Asagai

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11
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where is Asagai from

A

Asagai is from Nigeria, Africa

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12
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who steals the $ 6,500 that walter lee puts down on the investment on the liquor store

A

Willy Harris

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13
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who is the head of the clyborne park welcome comity and tries to get the Youngers to let the association to buy their house so they don’t move in

A

Mr. Linder

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14
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who was mama

A

mama is the leader of the household who is a devout christian

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15
Q

who are walters friends that decided to invest in the liquor store with him

A

willy harris and bobo

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16
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who is Mrs. Johnson

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the Youngers Next Door neighbor who warns them of moving to an all white neighborhood

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17
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When was Lorraine Hansberry born

A

May 19th, 1930

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18
Q

Where did Lorraine Hansberry grow up

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Chicago, illinois

19
Q

when did here family move to a predominately white neighborhood in Chicago

A

1938

20
Q

what happened to her family after they made the move

A

her family was attacked

21
Q

why did the family move from the white neighborhood

A

they were forced to move by a court order

22
Q

how did Hansberry’s father react to the court order

A

her father took the case to the supreme court because he thought it was illegal for a neighborhood to be restricted to only one race

23
Q

where did Hansberry go to college

A

Wisconsin University

24
Q

what was here major

A

painting

25
Q

what did Hansberry later change her major to

A

writing

26
Q

After two years of college she dropped out and moved to where

A

New York

27
Q

when does Hansberry quit her job to pursue writing

A

1956

28
Q

what was a raisin in the sons real name

A

the Crystal stair

29
Q

when did she change the crystal stair to a raisin in the sun

A

March 11th, 1959

30
Q

who wrote the poem a raisin in the sun that Hansberry named her play after

A

Langston Hughes

31
Q

who did she marry

A

Robert Nemiroff

32
Q

When did she marry her husband

A

1953

33
Q

what did her husband do for a living

A

he was a jewish song writer

34
Q

when did she divorce her husband

A

1962

35
Q

what did Hansberry die from

A

Pancreatic Cancer

36
Q

When did she die

A

January 12th, 1965

37
Q

who was the protagonist of a raisin in the sun

A

Walter Lee

38
Q

who was the antagonist of a raisin in the sun

A

Mr. Linder

39
Q

what was Mr. Linder’s first name

A

Karl Linder

40
Q

what was the name of the neighborhood the Youngers wanted to move into

A

Clybourne Park

41
Q

what does the family buy mama before the move to the white neighborhood

A

gardening tools

42
Q

what are three themes of a raisin in the sun

A

1) The importance of family
2) the need to fight racial discrimination
3) the value and purpose of dreams

43
Q

what part of Chicago did the Youngers live in before they moved to clybourne park

A

the south side of Chicago

44
Q

Where and when did the story take place

A

On the Southside of Chicago in the 1950s