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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the home?
(a) Aston.
(b) Horace.
(c) Granger.
(d) Bentley.

2. What game is Weller playing at the opening of the play?
(a) Five card draw.
(b) Solitaire.
(c) Texas hold 'em.
(d) Cribbage.

3. How many cards are dealt to the dealer in the gin game?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

4. What is Fonsia's son's name?
(a) Lonny.
(b) Larry.
(c) David.
(d) Devon.

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, Weller explains how he started enjoying playing gin earlier in life. What context did he play in?
(a) As a traveling salesman.
(b) As a father.
(c) As a business partner.
(d) As a businessman on business trips.

Short Answer Questions

1. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What mistake does Weller make in the card game at the end of Act 1?

3. How was Fonsia raised?

4. What does the family of Gladys Maye do to Weller that annoys him?

5. How could Weller's statement that 'Gin is a relaxing game,' bear out in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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