View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) 1 week after the day of the first scene.
(b) 3 days after the day of the first scene.
(c) 1 month after the day of the first scene.
(d) 1 day after the day of the first scene.

2. What does Weller think drives the management of the Home to provide entertainment?
(a) That without entertainment the tenants would 'find some other dive to die in.'
(b) That without entertainment the tenants would 'drop dead... en masse.'
(c) That without entertainment the tenants would 'revolt.'
(d) That without entertainment the tenants would 'turn them in for their cooking.'

3. What part of gin does Fonsia wish to stick to at first?
(a) The gin part of the game.
(b) The winning part of the game
(c) The discarding part of the game.
(d) The knocking part of the game.

4. What comment does Fonsia make regarding Gladys Maye?
(a) That she is deaf.
(b) That she is bored.
(c) That she is too thin and doesn't eat enough.
(d) That she is suicidal.

5. Fonsia wins a hand of gin that Weller would have won had he knocked. What card is she waiting for that eventually wins her the hand?
(a) A queen.
(b) The four of diamonds.
(c) The wild card.
(d) An ace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Fonsia's husband?

2. Who is the luckiest person Weller has ever seen play gin?

3. How many points does Weller post in the first game in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. When Weller claims to have a good hand, what is Fonsia's response?

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, Weller explains how he started enjoying playing gin earlier in life. What context did he play in?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 326 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample