Raisin 2.3 and Act 3

Act 2, Scene 3 Review Questions

1. Describe how each of the following people responds to Mr. Lindner’s visit:
   1. Beneatha
   2. Walter
   3. Mama
2. Whose reaction do you think is most like how you would react? Why would you respond that way?
3. Whose reaction is least like how you would react? Why do you think this person responded in this way? What events earlier in the story help you understand this person’s reaction?
4. What kind of person was Mr. Lindner? Give two specific examples—either things he does or things he says—that support this claim.
5. What does Mr. Lindner tell the Younger’s about the neighborhood?
6. Describe what you think Clybourne Park (Lindner’s neighborhood) must be like. What might the neighborhood look like? What would the people there be like?
7. What kinds of specific problems do you think the Younger’s will face in this neighborhood? What makes you think this?
8. How does Walter feel after hearing that Willy has disappeared with the money? What do you think of his reaction?
9. How do you think Mama must feel after trusting Walter with the money?

Act 3 Review Questions

1. With the loss of the money, Beneatha can no longer go to medical school. Describe her reaction to her brother, and then describe how her attitude towards life itself is altered.
2. How has Walter changed since he lost the money?
3. What exactly is Walter planning to do to fix his mistake?
4. Why does Mama disapprove of his plan?

In the final moments of the play, the Younger’s are leaving for their new house. These are some of the final descriptions:

“Walter and Beneatha go out yelling at each other vigorously”

Ruth is “biting her lip lest her own pride explode.”

Before she leaves, Ruth “hesitates, then exits.”

Mama has “a great heaving thing [that] rises in her and she puts her fist to her mouth to stifle it, takes a final desparate look…and goes out.”

Mama “comes back in, grabs her plant, and goes out for the last time.”

1. What do these descriptions tell you about how each character feels about his or her future?
2. Overall, what do you think Hansberry wants us to think about the future fro the Younger family? What makes you think this?