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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 word did Fonsia have to look up for twenty-five years?
(a) Inconsequential.
(b) Tranferred.
(c) Ill.
(d) Sarcasm.

2. What happened to Fonsia's husband?
(a) Fonsia's husband died in a plane crash.
(b) Fonsia's husband and she divorced.
(c) Fonsia's husband abandoned her.
(d) Fonsia's husband died in World War II.

3. Fonsia wins a hand of gin that Weller would have won had he knocked. What card is she waiting for that eventually wins her the hand?
(a) An ace.
(b) A queen.
(c) The wild card.
(d) The four of diamonds.

4. What is Fonsia's son's name?
(a) Lonny.
(b) Devon.
(c) Larry.
(d) David.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon losing the second game, Weller becomes upset and starts collecting cards. What does he forget to do?

2. What home does Fonsia wish to go to?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Fonsia's response to the name Weller calls her?

4. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What is the name of the home?

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