The Gin Game Test | Final Test - Easy

D. L. Coburn
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Gin Game Test | Final Test - Easy

D. L. Coburn
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Weller's reaction of gin being called in the final hand in the play?
(a) He dances like a mad man in the rain.
(b) He throws the deck of cards at Fonsia.
(c) He strikes out at Fonsia's chair with his cane.
(d) He flips over the table.

2. What is Weller's criticism of the Unitarian group in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They want to steal everything.
(b) They want to improve everything.
(c) They want to psychoanalyze everything.
(d) They want to criticize everything.

3. How did Weller lose his savings?
(a) He spent his savings in trying to win back his business.
(b) Gambling.
(c) He became ill.
(d) He spent his savings on trying to reconnect with his family.

4. Why does Fonsia think Weller wants to meet her on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She thinks Weller is possibly crazy.
(b) She thinks Weller is lonely.
(c) She thinks Weller is simply sad.
(d) She thinks Weller is bored.

5. According to Fonsia, what scared her about her last encounter with Weller?
(a) Weller's throwing of the card table.
(b) Weller's yelling.
(c) Weller's red face.
(d) Weller's language.

6. What worry did Fonsia have when she was working?
(a) That she would misspell a word.
(b) That she would forget her key.
(c) That she would call someone by the wrong name.
(d) That she would forget the office number.

7. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia teasingly says what to Weller?
(a) "I am an expert!"
(b) "You can't win."
(c) "I just play like an expert."
(d) "You are just jealous."

8. Why does Fonsia discard a Jack in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Because she hoped to close the game with the next hand.
(b) So Weller can win a hand.
(c) Because Weller citicized her for holding too many face cards earlier.
(d) Because she doesn't need it.

9. What illness put Weller in the convalescent home?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

10. What happened to Weller's business?
(a) Weller was thrown out of his business by his partners.
(b) Weller was bought out of his business by his partners.
(c) Weller gave his business to his sons.
(d) Weller's business was shut down by the state.

11. How did Fonsia separate from her husband?
(a) By packing up her son and leaving town.
(b) By putting everything he owned on the street.
(c) By suing him for everything he had.
(d) By moving out of the house.

12. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To underscore her loneliness.
(b) To underscore her abrasiveness.
(c) To underscore her wealth.
(d) To question her honesty.

13. How does Fonsia win the last hand of gin in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) By getting gin on Weller's discard.
(b) By knocking.
(c) On the draw.
(d) By Weller knocking.

14. When Fonsia confronts Weller about his ruse in Act 2, Scene 2, what is Weller's response?
(a) He denies it.
(b) He apologizes.
(c) He looses his temper.
(d) He grovels.

15. What inconsequential mistake in her card playing does Weller bring to Fonsia's attention?
(a) For slapping her cards when calling gin.
(b) Of not putting the discard card face up when calling gin.
(c) Of not putting the discard card face down when calling gin.
(d) Of not having her card total ready when calling gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Weller find himself in this Home?

2. What does Weller accuse Fonsia of doing in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Why does Weller throw the score card to the ground in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What exclamation by Fonsia does Act 2, Scene 1 end with?

5. What kept Fonsia's husband from using violence against her?

(see the answer keys)

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