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JAMB Literature in English 2015 Question 28

Question 28

Other Set Texts: Non-African Drama

This question is based on Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The setting time of A Raisin in the sun is between

  1. A.1940 and 1941
  2. B.1945 and 1959
  3. C.1920 and 1930
  4. D.1935 and 1939.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (1945 and 1959)

Explanation

The play is set on Chicago's South Side in the years after the Second World War, up to the 1950s.