A+Raisin+in+the+Sun+Q&A

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1 . In what city do the Youngers live? Chicago 2 . From whom are the Youngers awaiting a check? An insurance company 3 . What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor? That she is pregnant 4 . What does Walter's employer call to say? That Walter has not been to work in three days 5 . What do the Youngers give Mama on the day they move? Gardening equipment 6 . What does Beneatha want to be? A doctor 7 . What does Karl Lindner want the Youngers to do? Give up moving to Clybourne Park 8 . Which country does Joseph Asagai come from? Nigeria 9 . When he is fooling around with Beneatha, what does Walter call himself? Flaming Spear 10 . Who is the Youngers' next-door neighbor? Mrs. Johnson 11 . Where does Mama keep her plant? Outside the window 12 . Where does Travis sleep? In the living room 13 . What does Ruth buy in her excitement about the Youngers' new home? Curtains 14 . What does Ruth tell Walter to do when he complains incessantly about his life? Eat his eggs 15 . Where do Ruth and Walter go when they are becoming more hopeful about the future? To the movies 16 . In what year was A Raisin in the Sun first performed? 1959 17 <span class="content_txt">. What does Ruth consider when she finds out that she is pregnant? Having an abortion 18 <span class="content_txt">. Why do Ruth and Mama approve of George Murchison? Because he is handsome and wealthy 19 <span class="content_txt">. Who is the last to leave the Younger apartment at the end of the play? Mama 20 <span class="content_txt">. Whom does Mrs. Johnson quote when she visits the Youngers' apartment? Booker T. Washington 21 <span class="content_txt">. At what point does Mama say that Walter has finally achieved his “manhood”? When he tells Mr. Lindner that they will move to Clybourne Park no matter what 22 <span class="content_txt">. What happens to the money that Walter invests in the liquor store? Willy Harris runs off with it 23 <span class="content_txt">. Near the end of the play, what does Asagai leave Beneatha to think about? Whether she will marry him and move to Africa 24 <span class="content_txt">. What does Travis do to make money? He carries bags at the grocery store 25 <span class="content_txt">. Where does Walter often go to escape the apartment? To a bar