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

2. How does the Home, according to Weller, promote the theft of tenants' goods?
(a) By not making theft a firing offense.
(b) By not paying well enough.
(c) By not providing safes.
(d) By understaffing.

3. While Weller's face is turning red in frustration, what is Fonsia doing?
(a) Frowning over her cards.
(b) Fiddling with her cards and humming a tune.
(c) Crunching her candy and tapping her foot to a march.
(d) Watching television through the window.

4. What score does Fonsia win the fourth hand of gin with in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 91.
(b) 75.
(c) 33.
(d) 142.

5. How many cards are dealt to the dealer in the gin game?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What illness does Weller claim he suffers from in Act One?

3. What does Weller blame his relationship with his children on?

4. According to Weller, how can you get more Hollywoods traveling West?

5. Act 2, Scene 1 transpires how long after the end of Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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