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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fonsia use the pillow for?
(a) To prop up her back.
(b) To sort her cards on.
(c) To swat at Weller with.
(d) To sit on.

2. What does Weller decide to call Fonsia?
(a) By whatever name comes to mind first.
(b) By her nickname.
(c) By his own nickname.
(d) By her proper name.

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, according to Fonsia, every second breath of Weller's has to be what?
(a) A curse.
(b) Forced.
(c) An insult.
(d) Short.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Weller referring to when he says "a warehouse for the intellectually and emotionally dead."
(a) The Senate.
(b) The Home.
(c) The State Legislature.
(d) The Hospice Ward.

5. Who does Weller claim to be talking to when talking to himself in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To 'the god of Gin.'.
(b) To his 'little man.'.
(c) To his 'angel.'.
(d) To his 'shadow.'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Weller think drives the management of the Home to provide entertainment?

2. What was the name of Fonsia's husband?

3. What promise does Weller quickly break in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What card does Weller claim Fonsia fed him in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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