A Raisin in the Sun | Act II, Scene 1: Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. What significance for their continued relationship do you think it has that Beneatha prepares to go out to a play with George Murchison in the dress that Joseph Asagai got for her?

2. What do you think has prompted Beneatha to cut her hair short and into an “Afro” hairstyle?

3. Do you think politics is the only reason Beneatha declares she hates assimilationists? If not, what could another factor be?

4. What does it show about Ruth’s awareness of racial tensions that in a casual chat with George Murchison she refers to...


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