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Who wrote ARITS?Lorraine Hansberry
Who is the main character in ARITS?Walter Lee Jr
Which member of the family dies resulting in a insurance check?Walter Lee Sr (Big Walter)
How many children are does Lena Younger (Mama) have?2
Why does Walter Lee Jr hate his job?He hates his job as he works as a chauffeur for a white man while making minimum wage leaving his feeling insecure about his masculinity.
What does Benetha Younger want to do when she is older?Benetha wants to work as a doctor when she is older. Mama sets aside a chink of the insurance money for Benetha's medical schooling.
What does Walter Lee Jr want to do with the insurance money when the Younger family initially receive the money?Walter Lee Jr wants to use the money to open a liquor store with his friends, Willy and Bobo. Mama detests the idea, as she is deeply religious and says that it is "against god and his teachings to open a liquor store" and she "does not want any son of hers to be associated with a liquor store.
Why does Walter Lee Jr laugh at Travis- his son-s dream of being a bus driver?Walter Lee Jr is embarrassed and ashamed about his job and thinks that Travis shouldn't work for anyone and should dream to do something "bigger in life" as he is drunk and thinks of his son very highly
Which continent is ARITS set in?North America.
Why does the man from the new neighborhood ask the Younger family to move to a different neighborhood?The neighborhood the Youngers were going to move into was classed as a 'white people only' neighborhood and that no one of colour could live in the neighborhood.
What do the Younger family do when they realise the reason for the man visiting them?They kick him out of their house and reject his offer of "the sum of what you paid for house and a significant amount more" twice.