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A Raisin in the Sun

Re-read pp.117-118, paying special attention to the words Mr. Linder is using. At what point do the Youngers (and the reader) understand that Mr. Linder's purpose is not to include them in the community he represents, but rather to exclude them.

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A Raisin in the Sun

What does Mr. Linder offer to the Youngers if they don't move to Clybourne Park?

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The Outsiders

How does the poem relate to him and to the other characters in the book?

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A Raisin in the Sun

On p.86, as Beneatha and George are leaving, George calls Walter Lee "Prometheus". Who is Prometheus? Consult a dictionary, encyclopaedia, and/or the Internet for your answer.

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A Raisin in the Sun

What lines on p.89 tell the reader that there is hope for Walter Lee's and Ruth's marriage? What actions show the reader that they still care for each other?

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A Raisin in the Sun

When Mr. Linder says his committee is trying to do something different about racial problems in Clybourne Park, what mood is established? Hopeful? Dissappointed? Suspicious? How does Beneatha react to his statement? Explain your answers thoroughly.

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A Raisin in the Sun

Why does Walter Lee begin berating George? Is this correct of him? Why or why not?

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A Raisin in the Sun

Beneath is more able to see the meaning of Mr. Linder's comments before either her brother of Ruth. What does he really mean when he says that the committee he represents gives new neighbors the "...lowdown on the way we do things out in Clybourne Park?"

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A Raisin in the Sun

Why is Walter Lee angry that his mother used the insurance money to buy a home for her family?

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A Raisin in the Sun

Why does Beneatha consider race so often? is it because she's educated? Is it because she is more aware the struggles of African-Americans?

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A Raisin in the Sun

Is there any indication in Mr. Linda's introduction of himself on p.114 that foreteils something bad is going to happen? If so, what?

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A Wrinkle in Time

What textual evidence is used to tell how the man with the red eyes threatened meg

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A Raisin in the Sun

How does Walter Lee's and Ruth's going to the movies show that there has been a change for the better between them?

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A Raisin in the Sun

What is in the news in the colored paper that alarms Ruth?

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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

what does the narrator dig up in a flower bed that causes his gettiing a spanking

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A Raisin in the Sun

Who does George want Beneatha to behave? What does he want her to give up? Is this selfish of him? Why or why not?

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The Outsiders

How does the nothing gold can stat poem realte the theme of the novel

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Eragon

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The Outsiders

Why does johnny recite the Nothing Gold Can Stay poem?

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Around the World in 80 Days

What is the general opinion regarding Foggs venture

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What attitude toward the murders are expressed by the citizens of Holcomb before and after dick and Perry are caught

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