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☀️"A Raisin in the Sun" Pre-Quest ☀️

Quiz by Miss Hills

Grade 10
English Language Arts
Common Core

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  • Q1
    Who is the author of A Raisin in the Sun?
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    30s
  • Q2
    Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
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    30s
  • Q3
    Who is the author of A Dream Deferred?
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  • Q4
    What does impetus mean?
    the reasons behind a decision
    something new
    the driving force
    another person's viewpoint
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  • Q5
    What was the impetus for Lorraine Hansberry writing "A Raisin in the Sun"?
    Dropping out of school
    Growing up in the deep south
    Her upbringing
    Her relationship with her cousins
    30s
  • Q6
    What type of schools did Hansberry attend?
    Girls Only
    Private
    Segregated
    Depleted
    30s
  • Q7
    What is true about A Raisin in the Sun?
    It was the first play that was developed featuring a black family, but never made it to Broadway.
    It took three adaptations before it made it to Broadway.
    It never made it to Broadway because it was written by a black woman.
    It was the first play on Broadway produced by a black woman.
    30s
  • Q8

    How many family members lived in The House on Mango Street?

    5: Mama, Papa, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me.  

    6: Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me.  

    2: Mama & Papa

    4: Mama, Papa, Kiki, Nenny

    30s
  • Q9

    What is TRUE about the state of public housing during this time period?

    Popularity awarded a “shield of honor” for restrictions against the “wrong kind of people” in 10 neighborhoods throughout the US

    Discriminatory practices were employed to create fairness based on age, sex, and race.

    Racially restrictive covenants were agreements made between all parties despite age, sex, and race

    Equality among races was at the forefront of political agendas. 

    30s
  • Q10

    What is true about The House on Mango Street?

    three bedrooms

    the yard surrounding the home

    Crumbling bricks

    basement

    30s
  • Q11

    What is TRUE about the state of public housing during this time period?

    Equality among races was at the forefront of political agendas. 

    Discriminatory practices were employed to create fairness based on age, sex, and race.

    Racially restrictive covenants were agreements made between all parties despite age, sex, and race

    1940, 80% of property in Chicago and Los Angeles carried restrictive covenants barring black families.

    30s
  • Q12

    Select one of the court cases associated with Jim Crow Laws.  

    Miranda v. Arizona

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    Griswold v. Connecticut

    Roe v. Wade

    30s
  • Q13

    Select one of the court cases associated with Jim Crow Laws.  

    Miranda v. Arizona

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Roe v. Wade

    Griswold v. Connecticut

    30s

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