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…

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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 optimistic about the news she is telling.
• c. She is in a hurry to get home.
D. She is surprised at Mama's generosity.