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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. What game is Weller playing at the opening of the play?
(a) Texas hold 'em.
(b) Five card draw.
(c) Cribbage.
(d) Solitaire.

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

3. Weller claims that what is 'a racket'?
(a) Old age homes that require tenants to sign a power of attorney over to the home.
(b) Old age homes that require tenants to relinquish all their assets to the home.
(c) Old age homes that require tenants to attend religous services.
(d) Old age homes that require tenants to relinquish their automobiles to the home.

4. What is Weller using as a makeshift ashtray at the opening of the play?
(a) A hub cap.
(b) An old shoe.
(c) The lid of a biscuit tin.
(d) The side of the porch.

5. Who is the luckiest person Weller has ever seen play gin?
(a) Himself.
(b) His son.
(c) Fonsia.
(d) His ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it in Act 1, Scene 2 that makes Fonsia dizzy?

3. What does Fonsia use the pillow for?

4. How many points does Weller post in the first game in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. How large are the rooms at the home, according to Fonsia?

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