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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. After making the mistake of getting sick, what mistake did Weller make next?
(a) Of trying to "fix things."
(b) The next mistake Weller made was the mistake of falling in love.
(c) Of going back to work.
(d) Of getting well.

2. What ruse does Weller use to get Fonsia to come out and see him on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her ex-husband has come to visit her.
(b) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that the Sunshine Ladies have come to visit her.
(c) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her son has come to visit her.
(d) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her sister has come to visit her.

3. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1, if Weller could see himself, he would what?
(a) He "wouldn't act this way."
(b) He "would call a doctor."
(c) He "would quit playing cards altogether."
(d) He "would go send himself to bed."

4. How was Weller possibly a dishonest business man?
(a) By exaggerating his travel expenses.
(b) By cutting his partners out of the profits.
(c) By selling his company out from underneath his partners.
(d) By taking more for his work than it was worth.

5. What did Fonsia do with the Ash Street house?
(a) She gave it to the Presbyterian church.
(b) She sold it.
(c) She gave it to her son.
(d) She gave over the management of it to her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Weller in Act 2, Scene 1, what is the hottest topic of discussion at the Home?

2. In Act 2, Scene 2, what does Weller accuse Fonsia of doing by coming out to the porch when she knew it was a ruse?

3. Act 2, Scene 1 transpires how long after the end of Act 1?

4. Why does Weller seek out Fonsia at the beginning of Act 2?

5. What lie does Weller, through guess work, discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of Fonsia's friction with her son?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, are Weller's apologies sincere? What about his motive?

3. Weller guesses that Fonsia lied to him about her son's whereabouts. What is the significance of the lie, and what other lies has she told?

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, the play takes place in the evening. What is the significance of this time change?

5. Weller criticizes Fonsia for being vindictive. How does she exemplify this behavior?

6. Given his behavior throughout the play, has Weller gone mad in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. How does the weather differ in Act 2, Scene 2 from other scenes? Why is it important?

8. What is the significance of the choir striking up in the last moments of the closing scene of the play? What kind of tune might they be singing?

9. Towards the end of Act 2, Scene 1, Weller begins talking to himself. How is this 'craziness' foreshadowed?

10. Fonsia criticizes Weller for being cynical. Can you provide an example from the play of Weller's cynicism?

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