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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What entertainment takes place over the last hand of gin?
2. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 2, what is it that she likes about Weller?
3. What kind of work did Fonsia do before retiring?
4. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia criticizes Weller for what?
5. How does Fonsia win the last hand of gin in Act 2, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Fonsia fear the lie she told to win employment would be found out?
2. How is Mrs. Mayes used by Weller to get Fonsia on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?
3. What does Weller mean when he says "people say exactly what the hell they mean- then they say, 'I was only kidding.'"
4. In Act 2, Scene 1, the play takes place in the evening. What is the significance of this time change?
5. Do you think Fonsia 'fed' Weller the Jack of Hearts in Act 2, Scene 1? Explain why.
6. Explain the exchange of the sweater in Act 2, Scene 2. What could the exchange of the sweater represent?
7. 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?
8. What has Fonsia done to Weller since their last meeting in Act 2, Scene 1 that has upset him?
9. Fonsia criticizes Weller for always blaming his failures on bad luck. How is this criticism true?
10. In Act 2, Scene 1, are Weller's apologies sincere? What about his motive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of death in the play? What do the characters reveal about old age in the way they discuss it?
Essay Topic 2
Why is Weller so upset about being made a model retiree by the family of Gladys Mayes? How does this relate to him disguising his illness, and how does it contribute to his contempt of the staff and residents of the Home?
Essay Topic 3
How are Weller and Fonsia's ex-spouses similar in nature? How are they different from her father as she remembers him? Is her son the victim of preconceived notions of hers?
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