=A Raisin in the Sun Final Test
Directions: Respond to two of the following prompts.
— You do not need to answer the prompts in order, but you should number your answers correctly. Please put your answers on a separate document.
See the back of this paper for formatting details.
Choose one of the following characters – Walter, Beneatha, Ruth – and explain how he or she changes from the beginning to the end of the play.
During the course of the play, how and why does Mama’s attitude toward her children change?
Compare and contrast Joseph Asagai and George Murchison.
Choose one symbol and explain its significance in the play.
Mama’s Plant
Beneatha’s hair
The insurance check
The liquor store
What is the play’s message about racial prejudice?
Test is worth 60 points. You will not get extra credit for answering more than two prompts. I will not “choose the best two out of three.”
Test is due on Google Classroom on Friday, October 14
Each response must be one to two paragraphs long and contain the following:
A claim / topic sentence
Two supporting reasons
One piece of evidence for each reason
Analysis of each piece of evidence
A concluding sentence
— Your test should be typed, double spaced, 12 pt., proper font
— Correctly number each response and indent the first line of each paragraph.
— Do not use free-standing quotes. Integrate all quotes into sentences.
— Use proper citations for all quotes. Example (24).
— Use the present tense.
— Do not use personal pronouns or include phrases such as, “This quote shows that…”
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