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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ty Cobb?
(a) A football player.
(b) A basketball player.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A musician.

2. How old is Fonsia's son?
(a) 48.
(b) 45.
(c) 42.
(d) 35.

3. What remark does Weller make in Act 2, Scene 2 that Fonsia considers the most insulting remark she has heard in her life?
(a) That Fonsia is "vindictive."
(b) "You've made [your son] feel like the lowest piece of crap on earth for so long he can't stand the sight of you,"
(c) The problem with people in the world today is that "they have a mother who's just like you,"
(d) "You and your judgments ran [your husband] right out of the house."

4. What is it in Act 1, Scene 2 that makes Fonsia dizzy?
(a) Lack of sleep.
(b) Pills.
(c) Her winning streak.
(d) The hot weather.

5. What confession does Fonsia make to Weller towards the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) That her son does hate her.
(b) That she is also on welfare.
(c) That she did cheat at gin.
(d) That she did turn him in to the nurses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Weller decide to call Fonsia?

2. How old is Fonsia's youngest grandchild?

3. Where does Fonsia's son live?

4. Fonsia has how many siblings?

5. What did Fonsia do with the Ash Street house?

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