Round 4: Tossup 7

A child is chastised in this play for describing a rat who was “big as a cat” and went “BAM! BAM! BAM!” A scene in which a woman jokes about a bombing is often removed from this play. (15[1])A character in this play that reminisces about his time at the Green Hat jazz club yells “FLAMING SPEAR! (15[1])HOT DAMN!” (15[2])before jumping (15[1])on a (15[1])table. (15[1])A character in this play is given a nickname meaning “one for whom (*) bread … is not enough” by a man who calls straightening (10[1])hair “mutilation.” Willy Harris steals life insurance money in this play. For 10 points, Karl Lindner attempts to stop the Youngers from moving into a white neighborhood in what play by Loraine Hansberry? ■END■

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