Act One Large Print Quiz
Literature Check • Act 1
A Raisin in the Sun
Large Print Edition
Total: 25 Points
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Date:
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Directions: Read each section carefully. Write your answers in the blank spaces provided.
Part 1: Key Vocabulary
(4 points)
Write the letter of the matching definition in each box.
A. Put off or delayed until a later time
B. Traditions & history from ancestors
C. To worry constantly or feel nervous
D. $10,000 paid after a family death
1. Deferred
2. Insurance
3. Fret
4. Heritage
Part 2: Character Dreams
(4 points)
Match each family member to what they dream of doing.
A. Wants to buy a real house with a yard where Travis can play
B. Wants peace, stability, and a clean, safe home for her family
C. Wants to invest in a liquor store to be his own boss
D. Wants to attend medical school to become a doctor
5. Walter Lee Younger
Son / Chauffeur
6. Lena ("Mama")
Mother / Matriarch
7. Beneatha ("Bennie")
Sister / College Student
8. Ruth Younger
Walter's Wife
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Part 3: What Happened in Act 1?
(12 points)
Fill in the circle for the best answer to each question.
9. Why does Walter give Travis 50 cents even when Ruth says they don't have it?
A. He wants to prove to his son that their family has pride and is not poor.
B. He accidentally pulled the wrong coins out of his jacket pocket.
10. What does Mama's struggling little plant symbolize (represent)?
A. Her hobby of growing fresh vegetables to sell down the street.
B. Her family's strength to survive and care for each other in hard conditions.
11. Why does Mama refuse to give Walter the insurance money for a liquor store?
A. Her religious faith makes her believe selling liquor ruins families.
B. She wants to take all the money and travel by herself to Nigeria.
12. What special gift does Joseph Asagai bring to Beneatha from Nigeria?
A. Colorful Nigerian robes and records of African music.
B. Medical school textbooks and a doctor's stethoscope.
Part 4: Written Response
(5 points)
Choose ONE character: Walter OR Mama.
Explain what their dream is and what problem is keeping them from reaching it right now in Act 1.
Sentence Starter to help you begin:
“In Act 1, the character I chose is __________. Their dream is to ____________________, but they have to wait because ____________________.”
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