A Raisin In The Sun
1. When does Act III begin? What are Walter and Beneatha doing? When Asagai ar rives at the apartment, how does his mood contrast with Walter's and Beneatha's?
2. How has the loss of the money changed Beneatha's optimism? What does she tell
Asagai? What is Asagai's response?
3. Throughout this scene, the stage directions say Walter is listening to Beneatha and
Asagai talk. What is Walter's reaction to their conversation?
4. How does Asagai define idealists and realists? Which group does he prefer to be associated with?
5. What alternative view of the future does Asagai offer to put Beneatha's depression in perspective? 6. Asagai leaves, and Walter comes into the living room. How does Beneatha attack
Walter? What does Walter do?
7. How is Mama's resignation evident in her changed physical appearance? Why does
Mama put her plant back on the windowsill?
8. Who does Mama blame for the current situation, and how does she plan to deal with it? 9. Up until now, Ruth has been the practical one. How does she react to Mama's resignation? 10. When Walter arrives back home, what does he say he has done? And what does
Walter plan to do?
11. Describe Walter's new view of life as being divided between the "takers" and the
"tooken."
12. What does Mama mean when she tells Waller that if he takes Lindner's money he will have nothing left inside?
13. Beneatha says Walter is no brother of hers. What lesson does Mama have to re mind Beneatha about?
14. When Lindner arrives, why does Mama insist that Travis stay in the room? What does she believe about Walter?
15. What does Walter tell Lindner? Why? Why does Lindner decide to appeal to Mama?
What is her response?
16. Even though they love one another and have just acted heroically, the play ends with Walter and Beneatha arguing again. What do their actions now say about them as
"heroes"?
17. What change do both Mama and Ruth find in Walter?
18. What is the importance of having Mama return
2. How has the loss of the money changed Beneatha's optimism? What does she tell
Asagai? What is Asagai's response?
3. Throughout this scene, the stage directions say Walter is listening to Beneatha and
Asagai talk. What is Walter's reaction to their conversation?
4. How does Asagai define idealists and realists? Which group does he prefer to be associated with?
5. What alternative view of the future does Asagai offer to put Beneatha's depression in perspective? 6. Asagai leaves, and Walter comes into the living room. How does Beneatha attack
Walter? What does Walter do?
7. How is Mama's resignation evident in her changed physical appearance? Why does
Mama put her plant back on the windowsill?
8. Who does Mama blame for the current situation, and how does she plan to deal with it? 9. Up until now, Ruth has been the practical one. How does she react to Mama's resignation? 10. When Walter arrives back home, what does he say he has done? And what does
Walter plan to do?
11. Describe Walter's new view of life as being divided between the "takers" and the
"tooken."
12. What does Mama mean when she tells Waller that if he takes Lindner's money he will have nothing left inside?
13. Beneatha says Walter is no brother of hers. What lesson does Mama have to re mind Beneatha about?
14. When Lindner arrives, why does Mama insist that Travis stay in the room? What does she believe about Walter?
15. What does Walter tell Lindner? Why? Why does Lindner decide to appeal to Mama?
What is her response?
16. Even though they love one another and have just acted heroically, the play ends with Walter and Beneatha arguing again. What do their actions now say about them as
"heroes"?
17. What change do both Mama and Ruth find in Walter?
18. What is the importance of having Mama return