A Raisin in the Sun Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Raisin in the Sun? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. A Raisin in the Sun was pretty much set up to


Fail
Succeed
Q. This was the first Broadway play written by a(n)


African-American woman
Martian
White male
Q. Hansberry had a sense for


Black culture
Indian culture
French food
Chinese food
Q. In which class were the Youngers?


Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Working-class
Q. How many times does the word "dreams" appear in this play?


14
157
794
1,093
Q. Originally, Walter destroys the dream by losing


Money
Train tickets
Super Bowl tickets
World Series tickets
Q. The Younger family fights racism in the slums of


Paris
Chicago
Madrid
Mexico City
Q. For most of the first act, Walter is


Comic
Mysterious
Missing
Nasty
Q. To Mama’s dismay, Beneatha is also unafraid to say things like


"Christ!"
"Go Vikings!"
"Go Lions!"
"Go Packers!"
Q. Beneatha has to choose between two suitors named


Bob and Bill
Stu and Stewie
McDreamy and McVet
Homer and Bart