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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Weller begins losing his temper, he begins yelling. He also begins doing what?
(a) Making bigoted remarks.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Kicking the furniture.
(d) Holding his chest.

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

3. According to Weller, what is the one sin in card playing?
(a) Drawing to an inside straight.
(b) Playing with joker's wild.
(c) Betting on the draw.
(d) Discarding the ace of spades.

4. What illness does Weller claim he suffers from in Act One?
(a) An advanced case of hum bug.
(b) An advanced case writer's block.
(c) An advanced case of old age.
(d) An advanced case of tooth decay.

5. What home does Fonsia wish to go to?
(a) The Catholic home.
(b) The Calvinist home.
(c) The Lutheran home.
(d) The Presbyterian home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Weller claims that what is 'a racket'?

2. How did Fonsia get over the 'spells' she had after her divorce?

3. How does the Home, according to Weller, promote the theft of tenants' goods?

4. Weller describes what as being the worst feeling of his life?

5. What is Weller's reaction to the televangelist?

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