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

2. What was the name of Fonsia's husband?
(a) Walter.
(b) Larry.
(c) John.
(d) Milton.

3. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To underscore her wealth.
(b) To question her honesty.
(c) To underscore her loneliness.
(d) To underscore her abrasiveness.

4. How could Weller's statement that 'Gin is a relaxing game,' bear out in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) For Fonsia only.
(b) Perfectly in this scene, but none of the later scenes.
(c) Conforming to the action.
(d) In direct contrast to the action.

5. Weller cheats in the first hand by doing what?
(a) Looking at Fonsia's cards.
(b) Discarding a point card.
(c) Dealing her an extra card.
(d) Reshuffling the hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, after Weller claims that Fonsia will no longer receive any help from him, what happens?

2. Fonsia wins the first gin game by doing what?

3. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1, she isn't being tough, but is instead what?

4. According to Weller in Act 1, Scene 2, how are the percentages looking?

5. What is the name of Fonsia's oldest grandchild?

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