Let’s solve this step by step.
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Part A: Match the character’s name to the description
We need to match each character (1–8) with the correct lettered description (A–H).
Let’s go one by one:
1.
Ruth — She is Walter’s wife. In the play, she’s married to Walter and has a son, Travis. So →
F. Walter’s wife
2.
Travis — He’s Walter and Ruth’s young son. So →
D. Walter’s only child
3.
Walter — He’s the main character, ambitious, wants to invest in liquor store, works as chauffeur. So →
A. ambitious protagonist, works as chauffeur
4.
Beneatha — She’s Walter’s sister, a college student who wants to be a doctor. So →
E. Mama’s daughter, college student
5.
Lena (Mama) — She’s the mother, religious, loving head of the family. So →
H. religious, loving matriarch of the family
6.
George Murchison — He’s Beneatha’s wealthy boyfriend, from an upper-class Black family. So →
B. wealthy man who courts Beneatha
7.
Mrs. Johnson — She’s the nosy neighbor who comes over and warns them about moving into a white neighborhood. So →
G. Younger’s prying, gossipy neighbor
8.
Bobo — He’s Walter’s friend who invested money in the liquor store idea. So →
C. Walter’s friend, investor in liquor store
✔ Part A matches:
1-F, 2-D, 3-A, 4-E, 5-H, 6-B, 7-G, 8-C
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Part B: True or False
9.
Beneatha wants to be a lawyer.
→ Actually, she wants to be a
doctor. So →
False
10.
Karl Lindner is the only white character in the play.
→ Yes, he’s the only white character shown on stage. So →
True
11.
George Murchison prides himself on his African heritage.
→ No, he’s more assimilated and doesn’t care much about African roots — unlike Beneatha. So →
False
12.
Willy Harris is Walter’s unscrupulous friend and business partner.
→ Yes, he takes the money and disappears. So →
True
13.
Walter is happy Travis sleeps on the family’s sofa.
→ No, he’s upset about it — he wants better for his son. So →
False
14.
Joseph Asagai dreams of taking Beneatha back to Nigeria with him.
→ Yes, he invites her to come live there and study. So →
True
15.
Moving men enter the Younger household at the beginning of the play.
→ No, they come at the END when the family is moving out. So →
False
✔ Part B answers:
9-F, 10-T, 11-F, 12-T, 13-F, 14-T, 15-F
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Final Answer:
A:
1-F, 2-D, 3-A, 4-E, 5-H, 6-B, 7-G, 8-C
B:
9-F, 10-T, 11-F, 12-T, 13-F, 14-T, 15-F
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