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Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American playwright to have a Broadway show when 'A Raisin in the Sun' premiered in 1957. Her death from pancreatic cancer in 1965, at the age of 34, left most of her work unfinished.
2 Lorraine Hansberry quizzes and 30 Lorraine Hansberry trivia questions.
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  Take this A Raisin in the Sun Quiz    
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Loraine Hansberry's first play was an emotionally wrenching, thought-provoking masterpiece that became an instant critical and commercial success.
Average, 20 Qns, Bernstein, Aug 22 20
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  Average A Raisin in the Sun Quiz - 10 Questions    
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'A Raisin in the Sun', written by Lorraine Hansberry, is one of my favourite plays. This quiz should be quite easy if you have ever read or watched this play. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, Verne47, Aug 22 20
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What is Walter Younger's job?

From Quiz "A Raisin in the Sun"




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Lorraine Hansberry Trivia Questions
1. In which locality is the play set?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Chicago

The play, 'A Raisin in the Sun' is set in Southside, Chicago. The action begins in the Youngers' living room which shows signs of weariness and poverty.

2. In Act I, Scene I, What time does Ruth Younger say it is when she wakes Travis up?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Seven-thirty

The first line that Ruth speaks in the play is: "Come on now [Travis], it's seven-thirty!"

3. How is Ruth related to Walter?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: She is his wife.

Ruth is approximately 30 years of age. It is clear that life has not been kind to her. She seems be the mainstay of the family. The play begins with Ruth getting everyone ready to start the day.

4. What family do the Youngers live next door to (and share a bathroom with)?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: The Johnsons

In the beginning of the play, when Ruth tries to wake Walter up, she finally succeeds by saying, "All right, you just go ahead and lay there and next thing you know Travis be finished and Mr. Johnson'll be in there"

5. What were the Youngers expecting to receive at the beginning of the play?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: $10,000

The Youngers were expecting a cheque for $10,000. This sum of money came about as a result of Big Walter's death. It was to be paid to Mama from his life insurance company.

6. How much money does Travis need to take to school in Act I, Scene I?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Fifty Cents

A fairly irrelevant yet interesting detail: Before Travis leaves for school, he tells Ruth that he needs fifty cents to give his teacher. Ruth tells them that they don't have fifty cents to give him, but Walter, more out of pride than anything else, gives him a whole dollar, half of which he encourages him to spend at his leisure.

7. What does Walter Lee want to do with the money?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: invest in a liquor shop

Walter Lee wants Mama to allow him to invest the money she received in a liquor shop. He wants to join with his two friends, Willy Harris and Bobo, to begin this venture. Mama, however, refuses to even discuss the matter because of her Christian morals.

8. What is Walter Younger's job?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Chauffeur

All that needs to be done to find the answer to this question is to hear Walter say In Act I, "I drive a man around in his limousine and I say "Yes, sir; no, sir; very good, sir; shall I take the Drive, sir?"

9. Who is Beneatha's Nigerian boyfriend?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Asagai

Beneatha has two boyfriends. They are George Murchison and Asagai. Beneatha prefers Asagai even though George is from a wealthy and socially prominent family.

10. What is Walter's "dream"?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: To open a liquor store

Walter is very excited that his father's insurance money is coming because he needs exactly that amount to open a liquor store with two of his friends.

11. Why is Mama expecting a $10,000 check in the mail?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Her husband died and left her money.

From discussion between the Youngers early in the play, the nature of the check is quickly revealed.

12. Beneatha is only member of the family who is attending college. What does she want to study?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: medicine

Beneatha wishes to become a medical doctor. Walter does not believe Beneatha's dream of becoming a medical doctor is as important as getting his son educated. This is because Beneatha is a woman and also because she is black.

13. Why did Mr. Lindner come to the Youngers' house?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: to discourage them from moving to Clybourne Park

Mr Lindner came to discourage the Youngers from moving to Clybourne Park. The residents of Clybourne Park were all white individuals who did not wish for coloured persons to take up residence in their community.

14. What country is Joseph Asagai from?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Nigeria

When Beneatha calls Joseph Asagai and invites him over, she tells Mama that he's from Nigeria. Mama asks if that wasn't the country founded by slaves, and Beneatha, with considerable exasperation, replies that no, that country is called Liberia.

15. What happened to the sum of money that Walter invested in the liquor store?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Willy Harris ran off with it.

Walter had given his friend Willy Harris not just his $3500 but also the $3000 that should have been for Beneatha's education to invest in the liquor store deal. When Bobo turned up with the news that Willy had run off with all the cash Mama became enraged and began to beat Walter in his face. Beneatha intervened and weakness overtook Mama.

16. When George Murchison and Beneatha go to the theater, what time does George say the "curtain" opens?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Eight-Thirty

When George Murchison comes to pick Beneatha up, he can be caught telling Ruth that "It's an eight-thirty curtain".

17. What decision do the Youngers make at the end of the play?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: to move to Clyboune Park

At the end of the play, the Youngers decide to move to Clybourne Park in spite of all the challenges they would face. The moving men and Mr. Linder arrive almost simultaneously. Walter stands up to Mr. Lindner and informs him that the family will move into their new house at Clybourne Park. The play ends with Mama taking one last look at the old apartment before leaving. As the lights go down the door opens and Mama rushes back in to get her plant and leaves for the final time.

18. What is Mama Younger's maiden name?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Eggleston

Near the end of the play, Mama, remembering what people used to say to her, refers to herself as "Lena Eggleston".

19. How much money does the "Clybourne Park Improvement Association" offer the Youngers in order to prevent them from moving to Clybourne Park?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: It is unspecified

The amount of money offered to the Youngers is never specified, but all of the above choices are possible as we know that it is more than the Youngers paid for their house ($3,500).

20. What religion do the Youngers practice?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Christianity

From several different references, including a heated argument between Beneatha and Mama, we can infer that the Youngers are devout Christians.

21. Why is Mama hesitant to invite Joseph Asagai over to the Younger's apartment?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: She doesn't want him to see the house being cleaned.

Mama, as we know, is a very proud person, almost up to the point of excess. Naturally, when Beneatha invites him over while they are cleaning the house, she expresses displeasure.

22. What is the address of the Younger's new house?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: 406 Clybourne Street, Clybourne Park

When Mama first tells the Youngers that she bought a house, she surpises them all by telling them the address.

23. From where did Loraine Hansberry's take the title, "A Raisin in the Sun"?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: A poem by Langston Hughes

Indeed, Langston Hughes' "A Dream Deferred" includes the words, "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"

24. What year was the play first produced?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: 1959

The play was first produced in 1959, and became a great success.

25. In the play, the only little bit of sunlight comes through one window in the living room. What did the sunlight best symbolize?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Hope

After a careful study of the play, it becomes apparent that the sunlight symbolizes hope.

26. Who is the last person to leave the apartment at the end of the play?

From Quiz A Raisin in the Sun

Answer: Mama

At the end of the play, Mama goes out with everyone else. But then she comes back in to retrieve her plant, and goes back out.

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