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. A character in this play that reminisces about his time at the Green Hat jazz club yells “FLAMING SPEAR! (15[1])HOT DAMN!” (15[1])before jumping on a table. A character in this play is given a nickname meaning “one for whom (*) bread … is not enough” by a man who calls straightening hair “mutilation.” (10[1])Willy Harris steals life insurance money in this play. For 10 points, Karl Lindner (-5[1])attempts to stop the Youngers from moving into a white neighborhood (10[1])in what play by Loraine Hansberry? ■END■ (10[1])

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