Think about the plot diagram for the play A Raisin in the Sun. What is the specific setting of the play?Group of answer choicesSometime during the civil rights movement, in an apartment in the suburbs of ChicagoSometime between World War II and the present, in an apartment on Chicago’s SouthsideSometime during the Harlem Renaissance, in the middle of New York CitySometime during the 1950s, in an apartment on New York City’s west side

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Lorraine Hansberry wrote the play, A Raisin in the Sun, in 1957, which appeared on Broadway in 1959.Because A Raisin in the Sun consisted of a mostly black cast and dealt with racial issues, it was considered a risky investment at the time.The producer of the play, Philip Rose, had difficulty securing funding and took 18 months to raise money for the play.The play received mixed reviews from audiences when it opened for preview.On opening night, A Raisin in the Sun received a standing ovation and, later, earned great critical acclaim including four Tony nominations. The student wants to explain the challenges A Raisin in the Sun faced in production. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Despite initially being considered a risky investment for the time, A Raisin in the Sun earned great critical acclaim including four Tony nominations.eliminateA Raisin in the Sun initially had trouble securing funding, due to being considered a risky investment, and received mixed reviews after preview performances.eliminateAfter taking 18 months to secure funding, A Raisin in the Sun previewed on Broadway to mixed reviews.eliminateLorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, which appeared on Broadway in 1959, consisted of a mostly black cast and explored themes about race.

What kind of play structure starts early in the story, covers a long period of time, and has short fragmented scenes?Group of answer choicesEpisodicClimacticRitualSerial

Playwright Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) is best known for writing A Raisin in the Sun, a play about a Black family that faces housing segregation. Hansberry died tragically at age thirty-four, and her reputation still rests on her most famous play. However, the new biography Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry explores the writer’s revolutionary politics. By looking through Hansberry’s unpublished writing and diaries, Perry uncovers that the author advocated for Marxist politics and decolonization. Even when her health was declining, Hansberry hoped to join the civil rights protests in the South. Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?To showcase Imani Perry’s research methods in working on Hansberry’s biographyeliminateTo enumerate the factors that led to Lorraine Hansberry’s deatheliminateTo emphasize the role of politics in Lorraine Hansberry’s art and lifeeliminateTo explain the basic tenets of Marxism

When and where the play takes place?*1 pointConflictSettingSituationScenario

An establishing shotGroup of answer choicesAlways includes the main characterEstablishes the place, the light and the time of dayShould always be used at the head of a sceneIs the same as a wide shot