A Raisin in the Sun Study Guide

1. When did A Raisin in the Sun open on Broadway?

• 1954
• 1959
• 1963
• 1975

2. Which of the following is NOT a drama written by Lorraine Hansberry?

• Les Negres
• The Drinking Gourd
• The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
• Les Blancs

3. Lorraine Hansberry was the first African-American and the first woman to win:

• the Drama Circles Critics Award
• a Grammy
• a Tony Award
• the Drama Desk Award

4. Which of the following plays were NOT being run on Broadway while A Raisin in the Sun was playing?

• Arthur Miller's The Crucible
• Archibald MacLeish's J. B.
• Eugene O' Neill's A Touch of the Poet
• Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth

5. How much is the insurance check for?

• $8,000
• $10,000
• $11,000
• $15,000

6. How many people live in the Younger apartment?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 7

7. Where does the play take place?

• Philadelphia
• Baltimore
• Chicago
• Detroit

8. Walter is:

• a waiter
• a chauffeur
• a cook
• a garbage man

9. Walter wishes to invest the check in:

• a restaurant
• a dry cleaning business
• a construction company
• a liquor store

10. Mama objects to Walter's investment idea because:

• her husband did not want the money invested
• of her religious convictions
• they have tried to invest in the business before and failed
• she does not want to spend the money but rather put it in a savings account