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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 is the score of the first hand played?
(a) Weller 42.
(b) Weller 55.
(c) Fonsia 42.
(d) Fonsia 20.

2. What one subject does Mrs. Leala want to discuss?
(a) Only food.
(b) Only her funeral arrangements.
(c) Her plans for going to the Presbyterian Home.
(d) Only her son William.

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

4. How many cards are dealt to the player (non-dealer)?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

5. How did Fonsia get over the 'spells' she had after her divorce?
(a) Crying fits.
(b) Time.
(c) Medication.
(d) The demands of raising her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fonsia, why does she acquiesce and play a game of gin in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Why does Weller throw the score card to the ground in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What home does Fonsia wish to go to?

5. According to Fonsia, what scared her about her last encounter with Weller?

(see the answer key)

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