RAISIN IN THE SUN (FINAL EXAM) QUIZZES
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
Who are Willy and Bobo? ANS - Walter's future business partners
Walter said, "Damn my eggs...damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why? ANS - Walter wants to dream of a
better life and Ruth keeps pushing reality back at him
Who is Beneatha? ANS - Walter's sister
Why was Mama getting a check for $10,000? ANS - It was insurance money from her husband's life
insurance
Why did Beneatha say she wouldn't marry George? ANS - He was too shallow
What was Beneatha's attitude towards God? ANS - She thought he was an unjust God
Who is Joseph Asagai? ANS - Beneatha's teacher from Africa
Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate? ANS - It means "One for Whom Bread - food - Is
Not Enough."
Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory? ANS - He had become too concerned with
money and had lost traditional family values.
What are "assimilationist Negroes"? ANS - Negroes who give up their cultural heritage and take on the
culture of a more dominant society
What did Mama do with her money? ANS - Made a down payment on a home
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS.
Who are Willy and Bobo? ANS - Walter's future business partners
Walter said, "Damn my eggs...damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why? ANS - Walter wants to dream of a
better life and Ruth keeps pushing reality back at him
Who is Beneatha? ANS - Walter's sister
Why was Mama getting a check for $10,000? ANS - It was insurance money from her husband's life
insurance
Why did Beneatha say she wouldn't marry George? ANS - He was too shallow
What was Beneatha's attitude towards God? ANS - She thought he was an unjust God
Who is Joseph Asagai? ANS - Beneatha's teacher from Africa
Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate? ANS - It means "One for Whom Bread - food - Is
Not Enough."
Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory? ANS - He had become too concerned with
money and had lost traditional family values.
What are "assimilationist Negroes"? ANS - Negroes who give up their cultural heritage and take on the
culture of a more dominant society
What did Mama do with her money? ANS - Made a down payment on a home
