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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fonsia's nickname?
(a) Fonsie.
(b) Sina.
(c) Fonsa.
(d) Flow.

2. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) That they were trouble.
(b) That they charged more than was right for their consulting.
(c) That they were unethical.
(d) That they want him back in the business.

3. Upon losing the second game, Weller becomes upset and starts collecting cards. What does he forget to do?
(a) He forgets to enter Fonsia's full score.
(b) He forgets to collect all the cards.
(c) He forgets to count his own hand.
(d) He forgets to credit Fonsia her points toward the next game.

4. In Weller's rage, he confirms having what health condition, although he claimed to have no condition in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Eating issues.
(b) Psychotic episodes.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Heart problems.

5. What illness does Weller claim he suffers from in Act One?
(a) An advanced case of old age.
(b) An advanced case of hum bug.
(c) An advanced case writer's block.
(d) An advanced case of tooth decay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fonsia think Weller might have gone crazy?

2. How old is Fonsia's oldest grandchild?

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

4. At the start of the first hand in Act 1, Scene 2, Fonsia claims gin has what effect on her?

5. What is Fonsia's son's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you characterize the questions Weller makes to Fonsia, and how do they propel the first scene of the play?

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the condition of the stage setting suggest about the financial standing of the residents?

3. How does Fonsia win the last hand of Act 1, Scene 1, and what might this foreshadow?

4. According to Weller, what does he believe drives the staff's constant need to entertain the residents of the home?

5. Prior to the deal being made in Act 1, Scene 2, how would you characterize this scene - as more of a comedy or a tragedy?

6. What new and combative aspect in the interaction between the two characters takes place upon Fonsia winning the hand with Queens in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. In Act 1, Scene 2, Weller states that "half of them are catatonic... and... the ones who do talk make you appreciate the ones who don't." Who is the quote in regards to, and what is it about the talking that bothers both characters?

8. What is Weller's immediate reaction to Fonsia's distress in Act 1, Scene 1, and what does this suggest about his character?

9. What confession does Weller make about himself as it relates to his interaction with the family of Gladys Mayes?

10. What 'admiral... minor virtues' did Fonsia's father personify, and how do you think they might contrast with Weller's character?

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