Read the following excerpt from the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry:JOHNSON (This is a woman who decided long ago to be enthusiastic about EVERYTHING in life and she is inclined to wave her wrist vigorously at the height of her exclamatory comments.): Hello there, yourself! H'you this evening, Ruth?Which assumption about Johnson is most likely true based on the stage direction?A.She has a wrist tremor that acts up when she becomes stressed.B.She is an excitable person who is emotionally unstable.C.Her constant enthusiasm is a pretense that cannot be trusted.D.Her enthusiasm is used to mask her fear of public places.

Read the following excerpt from the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry:MAMA Ruth, give Mis' Johnson a piece of sweet potato pie and some milk.JOHNSON Oh honey, I can't stay hardly a minute—I just dropped in to see if there was anything I could do. (Accepting the food easily) I guess y'all seen the news what's all over the colored paper this week . . .Which assumption about Johnson is most likely true based on the stage direction?A.She has plenty of time to gossip.B.She is in a hurry to get home.C.She is optimistic about the news she is telling.D.She is surprised at Mama's generosity.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following excerpt from the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry:BENEATHA Yes—and I love to talk.GEORGE (Exasperated; rising) I know it and I don't mind it sometimes . . . I want you to cut it out, see—The moody stuff, I mean. . . . As for myself, I want a nice—(Groping)—simple (Thoughtfully)—sophisticated girl . . . not a poet — O.K.? (He starts to kiss her, she rebuffs him again and he jumps up)Which assumption about George is most likely true based on the stage direction?A.He is patient and thoughtful as he tries to tell Beneatha what he thinks of her poetry.B.He is more worried that Beneatha might be unsophisticated than about anything else.C.He has difficulty expressing his feelings and doesn't know how to say he loves Beneatha.D.He expects women to appear sophisticated but not to express sophisticated opinions.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

While everything else is going on in Act I, Ruth is busily working. What do Ruth’s actions throughout Act I of A Raisin in the Sun show about her?Group of answer choicesHer husband recognizes her hard work and tries hard to support her.She is appreciated by everyone in her family.She keeps her family’s lives in order.She is always busy thinking of ways she can improve her lot in life.

Eliza's hands shook as she placed them in her lap, a tear traveling down her cheek. "I can't believe it. It's like a nightmare," she said softly, pressing her lips together tightly. "I never thought this would happen. And now it's here and I . . . can't believe it."What is the most likely inference a reader can make about Eliza's emotional state?A.She is calm.B.She is sad.C.She is tired.D.She is happy.

What is the effect of hyperbole (exaggeration) in She Walks in Beauty?Suggests that the narrator is angry with the womanSuggests that the narrator is overwhelmed by the womanShows that the narrator knows the womanShows that the narrator is very energeticFeedback?